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Ramadan in History |
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Muslim
leaders, one after the other, aimed at putting an end to the
Crusades in the Islamic World. `Imad Ad-Din Zinki was the first
one who crushed the Crusaders, succeeded by his son Nurudeen. Then
came the Muslim hero Saladin who restored Jerusalem and the
Al-Aqsa Mosque. When
Sultan Pipers came to power in Egypt (1260-1277 AC), he followed
the same track of Saladin and conquered Arsuf, Safar, Yafo,
Ash-Shoqaif Fort, Tripoli, the Karak Fort, Hims, Hama and Famah,
until he drew a siege around Antioch. Antioch
was the strongest emirate in the Levant at that time; it received
support from Europe. In addition, it held a treaty with the
Tartars against Muslims. So Sultan Pipers invaded it at the
beginning of Ramadan, and managed to conquer it by Allah’s Grace
on Saturday, 14th of Ramadan. Muslims took precious booties in
that battle, and Pipers killed Al-Ighris, its emir, who was an
arch enemy to Muslims. After the conquest of Antioch, the rest crusade pockets of resistance realized their critical situation and hastened to hold a treaty with Sultan Pipers.
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