Saladin’s+Speech+(1187)

=The Islamic leader Saladin’s speech urging his people to retake Jerusalem, 1187.=

“If God blesses us by enabling us to drive His enemies out of Jerusalem, how fortunate and happy we would be! For Jerusalem has been controlled by the enemy for ninety-one years, during which time God has received nothing from us here in the way of adoration. At the same time, the zeal {devotion} of the Muslim rulers to deliver it languished {weakened}. Time passed, and so did many indifferent generations, while the Franks succeeded in rooting themselves strongly there. Now God has reserved the merit of its recovery for one house, the house of the sons of Ayyub [Saladin’s family], in order to unite all hearts in appreciation of its members.”


 * Answer these questions in 3-5 sentences. Use details from the text to support your answer.**
 * 1) What reasons did Saladin give for retaking Jerusalem in Document 6?
 * 2) In that same passage, what arguments does he use to inspire his listeners?

SOURCE: The Islamic leader Saladin’s speech urging his people to retake Jerusalem, 1187.