At a glance
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In time
Overview
The novel by Tariq Ali (1998): a Jew from Cairo recalls Saladin on the day of the recovery of Jerusalem, as a ruler and not a myth: his weakness, his generosity and his policies. 1
Legacy
The first novel in Ali's 'Islamic Pentalogy'; it presented Saladin to Western readers as a human politician, not a legendary hero. 1
People and things also explored
al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Aljamia (aljamiado: Spanish written in Arabic script, and its literature)· Arab naming of children after plants· The wise sayings attributed to Ali· Poetry attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib· Al-Adil takes Jaffa and the Franks take Beirut (593 AH)· The German King's Campaign and His Drowning· The battle of the Ford of Sorrows (Jacob's Ford, 575 AH)
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “The Book of Saladin”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/kitab-salah-al-din/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.