Nur al din biography of abraham

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    Nur al-Din and Saladin, –74

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    Here we will examine developments in the Levant in the wake of the fall of Edessa, including an examination of the Muslim perspective on the Second Crusade. Then we will consider the career of Zangi’s son Nur al-Din, discussing in particular thejihadpropaganda campaign that he sponsored as he expanded his influence over Syria. Our attention will then turn to Saladin, paying particular attention to the breakdown of relations between Nur al-Din and Saladin that followed the latter’s assumption of power in Egypt and almost resulted in a direct military confrontation between them.

    CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW

    As we have seen, in the wake of the death of Zangi his domains were divided between his sons. Relations between the primary inheritors, Sayf al-Din and Nur al-Din, were for the most part cordial, with the result that Nur al-Din, based at Aleppo, was able to concentrate his attention on affairs in Bilad al-Sham, without being

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    A Short History of Masjid al-Aqsa and Bani Israel

    The Virtues of Masjid al-Aqsa

    Masjid al-Aqsa is one of the three greatest Masajid in Islam. It ranks third after Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah. It was the first Qiblah of the Muslims. The land of al-Aqsa is known as Jerusalem to the Christians and Jews. The land is considered a sacred as well as a blessed land in their religions too. It was the land of the Prophets of Allah. Add to that, all three religions believe it to be the site where the events leading to the End of the World will unfold.

    The Prophet ﷺ said: “Do not travel (specifically) to any masjid except three: al-Masjid al-Haram, Masjid al-Aqsa, and this masjid of mine.” [Bukhari]

    When this hadith occurred, Masjid al-Nabawi was not under Muslim control. This was a form of prophecy and a positive mindset of the Prophet ﷺ that was shared with his sahaba.

    There is an ijma of the scholars that there is a special reward for praying in Masjid

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    Zengid dynasty

    Historical dynasty of Turkoman origin (12–13th centuries AD)

    The Zengid or Zangid dynasty, also referred to as the Atabegate of Mosul, Aleppo and Damascus (Arabic: أتابكة الموصل وحلب ودمشق), or the Zengid State (Old Anatolian: ظانغى دولتی, Modern Turkish: Zengî Devleti; Arabic: الدولة الزنكية, romanized:&#;al-Dawla al-Zinkia) was initially an Atabegate of the Seljuk Empire created in It formed a Turkoman dynasty of SunniMuslim faith, which ruled parts of the Levant and Upper Mesopotamia, and eventually seized control of Egypt in [5][6] In the Zengid state extended from Tripoli to Hamadan and from Yemen to Sivas.[7][8]Imad ad-Din Zengi was the first ruler of the dynasty.

    The Zengid Atabegate became famous in the Islamic world for its successes against the Crusaders, and for being the Atabegate from which Saladin originated. Following the död eller bortgång of the Seljuk dynasty in , the Zengids persisted for several