The Night of Mercy: Salahuddin Ayubi

In 1187, after a long campaign, Saladin stood on a hill overlooking

the city of Jerusalem. His commanders gathered around him, urging punishment on

the Crusaders who had fought against them. No blood shall be spilled.

Jerusalem will fall by peace, not by flames. When the city finally surrendered,

Saladin walked through the gates calmly with his disciplined soldiers. No house is

to be touched. No church is to be harmed. Let everyone be protected.

He freed thousands of poor Christians without payment, protecting religious sites and treating everyone

with honor. History remembered Saladin not just as a conqueror, but as a