Victory is changing the hearts of your opponents by gentleness and kindness.- Saladin. In 1099 Jerusalem had fallen to the First Crusaders, (historians refer to the many crusader’s armies, by First Crusader, Second, etc,.) slaughtering its Christian, Muslim and Jewish inhabitants after promising them safety. They did not spare the lives of the elderly, women or children. The Latin Kingdom formed in the following year, lasted until Saladin destroyed King Guys army at the Horns of Hettin in 1187 and shortly after recovered Jerusalem. In stark contrast to the Crusades 88 years earlier, Saladin, adhering to the teachings of Islam, did not slaughter the citys Christian inhabitants. Saladins noble act won him the respect of his opponents and many others from around the world. King Richard I of England, better known as Richard the Lionheart, who led the Third Crusade in 1189 to recover the Holy City, met Saladin in a conflict that was to be celebrated in later chivalric romances. Although the Crusaders failed in their purpose, Richard the Lionheart gained Saladins lifelong respect as a worthy opponent. Saladins generosity and sense of honor in negotiating the peace treaty that ended the Crusade won him the lasting admiration and gratitude of the Christian World. This is true Islam respect for Christianity and Judaism, not what you see Islamic State cruel and barbaric stand.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:35:35 +0000
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