HISTORICAL AND GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS OF NŪR AL-DĪN MAHMŪD ZANKĪ’S PLAN FOR LIBERATING BAYT AL-MAQDIS

Authors : Burhan CHE DAUD, Abdalfattah ELAWAİSİ, Mohd Roslan Mohd NOR

Pages : 1-17

Doi:10.31456/beytulmakdis.482433

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Publication Date : 2018-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Nūr al-Dīn Mahmūd Zankī was one of the 6 th century AH Muslims leaders who particularly had thought very carefully of how to liberate Bayt al-Maqdis. The main objective of this article is namely to examine Nūr al-Dīn’s preparation plan to liberate Bayt al-Maqdis, in particular if he had prepared the ground to achieve such a goal which was successfully accomplished during the time of his successor, Salāh al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī. In addition to the religious impact, this article examines the remaining material evidence and the practical steps that had been taken by Nūr al-Dīn throughout twenty-eight years of his career to construct a strong and a solid argument concerning his clear and distinctive plan towards liberating Bayt al-Maqdis. The main focus is on examining his preparation steps towards the unification of Syria and afterwards the unification of Syria with Egypt.
Keywords : Bayt al Maqdis, Islamicjerusalem, Nūr al Dīn Zankī, Crusades, Jerusalem, Salah al Din