At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Izz al-Din Farrukhshah, nephew of Salah al-Din. Ibn al-Athir says that most of the action fell to him on the day of the Ford of Sorrows in 575 AH. 2
The verse
Ibn al-Athir relates his own account that, in that situation, he recalled two verses of al-Mutanabbi, so death became small in his eyes and he threw himself at it, and that this was the cause of victory. 2
He took part in the Battle of the Ford of Sorrows and the conquest of Shaqif. 3
Connections
People and things also explored
Ibn Barzan, lord of Ramla and Nablus· Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub)· Shaqif Arnun (Beaufort)· The battle of the Ford of Sorrows (Jacob's Ford, 575 AH)· The capture of Shaqif Habs Jaldak (Beaufort, 578 AH)
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.95-96
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Izz al-Din Farrukhshah”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/izz-al-din-farrukhshah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.