Saladin - Abdul Rahman Azzam

Saladin's life was full of contradictions. He became famous for expelling the Crusaders from Jerusalem, and became the most powerful man in the Islamic state, but despite that he died penniless without leaving enough money to buy his shroud. In this book, the author reveals the fascinating and complex story of the true personality of Saladin, to put him in a historical context. Its background is the revival of the Sunni sect in the eleventh century, which constituted a strong sweeping intellectual renaissance, which eventually ensured a change in all areas of Islamic thought. In this unique biography, which is being translated for the first time into Arabic, Abd al-Rahman Azzam reveals the true Saladin, who was not only a prominent military leader, but a leader whose actual greatness also lies in his political and spiritual vision.