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Proudly I am Kurd and we are proud of Salahaddin for what he achieved for Ummah, at the time there was no nationalism (the product of colonialism), they were fighting for God sake. I live in Kurdistan and there are tiny minority of non-religious people criticise him for not fighting for nationalism (which is completely stupid).
Thank you, We all most of all and above all, are Muslims, regardless of everything else. We may belong to different geographies and speak a multitude of different languages, but we remain one big, strong and loving family, brothers and sisters with the same love of Allah.
He's a Muslim. Chill on the nationalism. We don't care if he's Kurd, Mexican, Mongolian, or Chinese. He's a Muslim. Period. Keep your 21st century nationalism away from historical figures.
He's a Muslim. Chill on the nationalism. We don't care if he's Kurd, Mexican, Mongolian, or Chinese. He's a Muslim. Period. Keep your 21st century nationalism away from historical figures.
I've seen this quote often but I've never been able to find a source. At least other comments with other quotes have a source. Would appreciate it if anyone knows the source for this and lets me know.
@@aq4356 It's a real quote, bud. Not only does it go along with common-sense and the thinking of a person subscribed to Islam. But it is quoted in so many books, by many different sources that there is no reason for it to be misattributed or made up.
as a kurdish I always burst into laughter when some kurdish Nationalists who are nobodies compared to the muslim majority, claim that saladin betrayed kurds. the irony of this claim is that kurds before the advent of islam were being integrated into the Persians societies and had no significant appearance in the pre islamic history but islam fostered someone like saladin who changed that reality. only because he put islam first!!
Nationalism wasn’t even a thing in those days infact the rulers of Egypt were all foreign ethnic groups from Saladin until overthrow of king in 1952 . No one cared where you are from the only thing that mattered was if you were Muslim
Indeed these nationalists can’t think past their time and era how are we going to expect from them to think about how the world was like in the Salahuddin’s time The problem is that these knuckleheads are funded and promoted by different governments throughout the Islamic world.
I love muslims whatever the nationality they have, we are muslims, we are better in the eye of Allah by the level of concession of Allah that we have, not the nationality, some Arabs are bad and some kurds are same with any human beings that exist on anywhere in this life, we have our good people and bad people, the bad doesn't represent us, we can call them as a famous minority who gained their fame because we put the spotlight on them when they do stupid things. we should learn to Ignore the bad and focus on the good.
Dear Paul, I am a Jerusalemite who walks the footsteps of Saheddin almost everyday. In the religious realm, one feels his presence in Al Aqsa Mosque to this day. In the historical and mundane sense his prints are wrought and sensed in every corner of the city, through the visible and invisible strategic fortifications of Jerusalem against foreign intruders. I am grateful to you and to Dr. Abdul Rahman for this rich interview about the nurturing environment that Salaheddin grew into and embraced. I would like to congratulate Dr. Azzam for his diligent scholarship and for the lucidity in presenting it. I would also like to congratulate you for your choice of hosts, subjects and your interviewing skills.
As an Arab we studied Salahuden at school and we know he is a Kurd I had no idea some Arabs claimed he is not Kurd how dumb . Anyway I love Salahuden very much and I would choose the ummah over nationalism, we are one, love to our Kurdish family and all Muslims .
We as Kurds were honored by God because Saladin was a Kurd. We are proud of that. No Kurd criticizes Saladin except the secular Kurds. Rather, it is our honor and pride.
@@k-1m-230stop fighting and seek honour through Islam. On the day of Judgement we are not going to stand behind our national flag or tribal flag, we are going stand as Ummah of our Prophet.
@mas-udal-hassan9277 that’s why the biggest Kurdish stadium in Iraqi Kurdistan played Quran during a game Against Sweden for burning the Quran? Was cuz we are “secular”?
Two Muslims conquered the Holy Jerusalem, and both shared two great qualities besides their piety and leadership, and those were 1) Both showed great kindness and chivalry to their enemies and the people of the book. 2) Both were praised equally by their friends and their enemies. Many today speak about the liberation of Palestine but possess none of these qualities. May Allah raise another one like them to liberate Palestine, and may Allah have mercy on both Umar ibn Al Khattab and Salahuddin al Ayoubi.
Dear paul and Mr. Abdul Rahman, just wanted to tell you that modern kurdish youth are very oroud of their great grandfather Saladin Al-Ayoubi and everything he did for Ummah. Best regards from Kurdistan ❤
As A Kurd, I reiterate (among other Kurds herein) that neither Kurds, nor Turks nor any other nation among Muslim Ummah have had nationalist CUASES. The main & sole cause was Islam & Ummah.
Dear brother Paul, we are truly grateful for your efforts to bring academia to the common man. It’s inspiring to see (in you) exemplification of a statement one of your guest Prof Joel Evans quoted from the bible, ‘’ To whom much is given, much will be required’’. May Allah accept your efforts and reward you abundantly in this world and in the hereafter. Ameen. Searching for my way of giving back to the society.
I had a friend who was from Kirkuk in Iraq. He was a kurdish brother. His name was Abdullah..! Brilliant personality and such good character..! I miss brother Abdullah..!
Three historical names that I recall from childhood and that make me think of brave, righteous and smart men: Khaled Ibn El Walid, Salah Eddine El Ayubi and Tarik Ibn Ziyad. 💚💚💚
Thanks for this amazing history lesson! Learned from every single moment of it. Of course those legends are inspirational but we need this sort of books to get the bigger picture and the advice of such knowledgeable historians to understand its whys & hows! Great work brother, may Allah SWT reward you for it all, Aamin. I like to watch it again ❤
Great talk. Thank you very much. Although, I wish this was even longer and Paul gave Dr. ARA as much time as needed to elaborate on a the life of a great man.
Real Man Behind Salahudin was Noorudin Zangi (ra). But majority people don't talk about it. 2)Firm islamic background:- Salahudin (ra) was a great scholar if you read his khutbah the terms he used, gives clear indication that he had profound Islamic knowledge. 3)Great Army General not a warlord:-The circumstances around him forced him into field of warfare.
@@timothymohammedholland7197 not only men but behind whole creation, There's nothing like him, free from human attributes, unlike what the madkhalis / mujasmis claim that he's body parts ( nauzubillah) .
100% bro, Saladin was clearly shaped by all the people around him, taking lessons and essentially being groomed for his future role. Obviously a very intelligent man, academic and scholarly but I also think the way he acted with mercy and compassion, the central tenants of Islam, the teachings of the prophet (pbuh) and a profound understanding of how important Haram Al Shif is he was never really going to put a foot wrong.
Because he saw himself as a Muslim and fought for the Ummah the world is still talking about him. Had he fought for the glory of his race and not for Allah’s cause then no one would care about him. He was wise and wanted to please Allah and not the people.
What makes a hero, I liked the resolution on how the Ummah needs the elements of what makes a great nation which is value of education and and installing in youths qualities that brings forward islamic characteristics and values especially sincerity towards serving Allah in good faith. The view from the top of Salaheldin citadel in old Cairo will show the magnitude of effect this man made on Egypt. This was a wonderful conversation and I enjoyed every minute thank you very much for posting. 💗
Fantastic. Foundations of greatness can be laid upon noble intentions and doing small things right to begin with. Bigger Problems can be tackled with petty solutions. Each one of us has a small, marginal but important role to play. Than you for another enlightening conversation.
Interesting topic on Portuguese Mualims. I met one on my trip to Cape Town in 2006. She was 15 and tended to inbound tourists. Took one look at my passport and remarked "You're Muslim? I am too"!". I then asked if she was a convert or had mixed roots, then she dropped it. "Portuguese". Shocked, I retorted "Wait, do you mean your ancestors came here with Vasco da Gama? Wow!?". She said "Yes!".
Great content again from BT. Some time back I read the book on Saladin, called Saladin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by Stanley Lane Poole. When reading some passage, tears would come to my eyes such was the strong emotions I felt. If we has such a leader like Saladin today...
peace be upon Saladin ... because of him, Islam spreaded to Indonesia/South East Asia through Samudera Pasai Kingdom. we accept Islam as a chief advantage religion until our generation.
Thank you so much brother Paul and dr. Abdul Rahman Azzam. What a great sharing of Salahuddin, not just in his famous achievement, but in the dynamics of the muslim community around that time, the innate character if him etc. And wow there's actually Portuguese muslims.
“The Ability to Inspire rather than enforce loyalty is a Critical Quality of Leadership.” - Sultan Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb (Saladin "the Great") - (1137 - 1193).
Alhamdulillah, thx a lot to both of u, very2 great discussion/content, & yes! I'm surprised about the muslim hermit too !!! 🥺 may Allah ease our journey aamiin insya'Allah
Dear brother Paul and Dr.Azzam. Jazzkoum Allah kheir for the great history lesson, may Allah Sobhano bless you and grant you both Al Firdaws Al Aala.Ameen
9:00 - I could NOT imagine Egypt as a shia, ismaili country! Al-HumdulAllah we cleansed Musr of its pestilence and replaced it with the pure truth of authentic, non adulterated orthodox Islam! Al-HumdulAllah!
Assalam Alaykum. Jzakumullah khayran brothers Paul and Dr Abdul Rahman. Fascinating subject and video. Looking forward to the Other Exile, sounds like an incredible story.
This is an incident Baha ad Din, Salahudeen's personal biographer, recorded: One day I was on horseback in attendance on him face to face with the Franks when one of the forward pickets arrived with a woman in great distress, bitterly weeping and continually beating her breast. The man said, ‘This woman has come out from the Frankish lines and asked to be brought to you, so we have done so.’ The sultan ordered the dragoman to question here about her business. She said, ‘Muslim thieves entered my tent yesterday and stole my daughter. I spent all night until this morning pleading for help. I was told, “Their prince is a merciful man. We shall send you out to him to ask him for your daughter.” So they sent me to you, and only from you will I learn of my daughter.’ The sultan took pity on her. His tears flowed and, prompted by his chivalry, he ordered someone to go to the army market to ask who had bought the little girl, to repay what had been given for her and bring her back, having heard something about her early that day. Hardly an hour had passed before the horseman arrived with the little girl over his shoulder. The moment the woman’s eye lighted on her, she fell to the ground, besmirching her face with earth, while all around wept for what she had suffered. She was lifting her eyes to heaven, although we did not know what she was saying. Her daughter was handed to her, then she was taken off and restored to their camp.
Masha Allah very fascinatingly remarkable scholars. May Allah bless you and protect you all. I hope you will invite Dr. Ezzam for another interview to talk about the history of Islam and Muslims in Europe.
Muslims should not enjoy the history of our great men in our Islamic history rather should take lessons from it and if we can’t achieve what they did, let’s raise our children to be like them. May Allah make our children the likes of Khalid bin Waleed and Salahudiin that serve the Muslims and Islam.
If a wound hath touched you, be sure a similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) we give to men and men by turns: that Allah may know those that believe, and that He may take to Himself from your ranks martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And Allah loveth not those that do wrong. --- Ali 'Imran 3:140 ---
شكرا لانك اشرت الى التفاهة التي يكتبها يوسف زيدان اللص. لقاء اكثر من مميز شكرا لكما، تحية من القلب من تكريت❤ Thank you for pointing out the insignificance that Yusuf Zaidan, the thief, writes. A more than special meeting. Thank you, greetings from the heart from Tikrit
There's a brother named Omar the Orient on RU-vid, he's made a few interesting videos, one on history of hijab in Europe, another on the Islamic origins of Spanish culture, etc It may be nice to invite him over on blogging theology
Yes , He was a Kurdish, as a Kurd I can say , majority of us think this man was a great man and proud of him , but after some terrible thing happened to Kurdish by some of Turkish and Arab and Iranian as well , so some Kurdish think if Salahadin created a Kurdish country we didn’t suffer from Iranian and Turkey and Iraqi and Syrian Government.! Those people of our Kurdish community think in that way don’t know about history because at that time there was not any national country and even empires were based on religion and ideology. So what Salahadin tried to do for all Muslims and none Muslims was that living in a peace and good way . Salahadin was the Man of Justice everyone knows that and He was proud be a Kurdish Muslim , even now majority of Kurdish Proud of him . Those people criticise Salahadin don’t represent Kurdish at all .
I am just back from Palestine, I traveled in Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem, Asira and Khalil, (Hebron). I listened to the Adhan and walked through the central door of Al-Aqsa, imagining Saladin taking the same path, it is breathtaking. Temple Mount is ground zero, the holiest of holies. There are still charlatans and false prophets milling around like mice (wayoflifeSq, yeah I’m talking about you!) The young men at the Damascus gate still discuss theological problems late into the night and the Northern Muslims of England in their white robes doing summer tours of the holy lands. And then there are the Palestinian men and woman around Temple Mount, Harem Al Sharif, who treat it as more than sacred, they treat it like their home, picnics, football in the courtyard, swifts and swallows flying inside the dome and young men, with their brothers, sharp beards, slick hair, cool t shirts and tight jeans dozing, discussing and dreaming, waiting to answer the call to prayer. My last prayer in Harem Al Sharif, was with a 70 year old Palestinian gentleman, I had spent the last hour sitting with him and when we heard the call to prayer, him on his chair, me on my knees I couldn’t help but laugh and cry, my friend next to me slapped me on my back, began to laugh as we prostrated ourselves in front the Almighty and giggled like children! These young men and woman know their illustrious history, and they avoid the sun in the oldest and most magnificent example of Islamic architecture. It makes you more intelligent just looking at it! Their eyes lit up when I talked about my knowledge (much taken from this lecture). I would urge everybody to to visit the holy land, don’t get over Islamic about it all, engage with every Palestinian you meet, they are guided by love and compassion and the holy ground they were sent to protect. Check out @warrior_in.the.garden on Instagram for some images of Harem Al Sharif and Al Aqsa that will take your breath away. ✌🏾🖤🇵🇸🤜🏾☪️🤛🏾
I have also met Kurds who don't like Salahuddin, they say Salahuddin didn't do anything for the Kurds lol, I tried to give them dawah but they weren't having it.
Mashallah! What a beautiful story! I've listened with great pleasure about Salahaddin. Thank you very much, brothers, for the wonderful conversation about great and true Muslim! May ALLAH SWT bless you both for your efforts to educate the ummah! Dzhazak Allahu Khair
What a wonderful, wonderful discussion! My synapses are absolutely buzzing. I recently read The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf and the chapters on Saladin had me in tears! It has been a joy to listen to Dr Azzam and I will definitely get a copy of Exile. 1:06:56 Dr Azzam makes a wonderful point about a revival in education as the legacy of Saladin rather than the heroic figure himself. Drop the Mic! 🎤 Thank you my intelligence Xp has increased by +10,000! 🤙🏾
Thank you BT for these wonderful lessons we as normal persons wouldnt get to hear. Muslims should unite as one Ummah amd not based on national borders. Only then would we rise to our full potential as a force against those who are against us. ❤❤
Never in my life of living and travelling all over the middle east have I heard an arab say Salahuddin was an "arab" ... infact all say he is a muslim 1st and then a Kurd. His descendents live all over the middle east including in parts of Lebanon. ISLAM transcends nationalistic tone of the introduction.
Two intellectuals after almost a millennium are talking about an Islamic historical figure and what his enemies used to think about him and I am not even mentioning his contribution towards the madrassa and sunny Islam. “The crusaders and the Christians were overwhelmed by Salahuddin chivalry and virtues”.
Shaykh Abdal Qader Geylani q.s. role finaly acnowkedged ! Like wise men do when they hope to repeat somebody's success, sane for those that shout we need a new Sultan Saladin, well they shoukd look into his attitude towards tasawuf (sufism).To cook a good meal you have to follow the recipe, no skipping ingredients !
