After the martyrdom of Sultan Noor al-Din Zangi, may God bless him and grant him peace, in 1174, his mission to liberate Bait al-Maqdis was carried out by one of his soldiers, Sultan Salah al-Din Ayyubi, who ended the 88-year occupation of the Crusaders through a 13-day siege. Accomplished 2, October 1187
According to the Hijri calendar, the 26th of Rajab was the first night of freedom, the Night of Ascension. Ric says that after the Crusaders captured Jerusalem, 70,000 Muslims were martyred and their bodies were dismembered.
While Sultan Salah al-Din Ayyubi, after liberating Bait al-Maqdis, announced the release of all the Christians by taking a ransom.
How much ransom did the Sultan set for the release of the Crusaders?
In the beginning, he asked for a ransom of 20 ashrafis for men, 10 for women, and five ashrafis for children. Later, the Sultan reduced the ransom to 10 for men, 5 for women, and 1 for children. And that too could not be paid, what happened after that when it could not be paid, the Sultan announced to release of all the Christians in exchange for only 30 thousand Ashrafis.
If this was not arranged immediately, the Sultan had a month to pay the ransom, which was also extended up to 50 days. When even this amount was not fulfilled, Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi passed the order to release the Christians by paying the ransom himself.
General Reginald was killed by the Sultan
Such a merciful ruler, Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent an army general Reginald to hell with his own hands. A few years ago, he also attacked the Muslim trade convoy with the intention of looting
The people of the caravan asked for mercy from this regional general, so this rejected crusader general said with great contempt, “Why are you begging me for mercy? Your faith is in Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, so call on him.” These words of the general regent reached Sultan Salahuddin, who was a general, so he swore that he would send this Shatim Messenger to hell with my own hands.
Then after some time, on the occasion of the victory of Bait al-Maqdis, Allah allowed Sultan General Salahuddin Ayyubi to fulfill his oath.
General Reginald was arrested and appeared in front of the Sultan. Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi took out his sword from Niam, then Reginald’s face turned yellow and immediately fell at the feet of Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi and began to ask for forgiveness. The Sultan said with great disgust. That your sin is a sin for which there is no forgiveness and my oath is an oath for which there is no expiration
The Sultan raised his sword and addressed the Messenger General Reginald in the back and said, “My wish was to separate each piece and part of your body, so I would bring you to your end in several months, but my It is the commandment of Aqa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that do not dismember anyone’s body, so it is a charity of my Aqa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that you escaped a painful death, but I must kill you because of fear, cursed General Reginot. His body and clothes were soaked with his urine and feces
The Sultan raised his sword in the air and the process made the Messenger go to hell with his own hands. We are living on dollars, we are living with the donation given by IMF, but each of our children is living on usury, and our family member is in debt of two and a half lakhs, where will our honor come from? We pray to Allah that Allah may grant the Muslims of today a general like Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi and his honor.