The Conquest Of Constantinople Part 1

For eight centuries, the conquest of Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey, was a dream for the Muslim commanders. Ever since the era of the revered companion, Mu`aawiyah Ibn Abu Sufyaan, there had been many attempts to conquer it, but none had succeeded.

Every Muslim commander wanted to be the conqueror praised in the narration in which the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: "You will conquer Constantinople. Its commander is the best and its army (that will conquer it) is the best."

Who was then the person about whom the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) gave glad tidings? It was Muhammad Al-Faatih may Allaah have mercy upon him son of the Ottoman Sultan Murad II.

Muhammad Al-Faatih may Allaah have mercy upon him as a child and his excellent preparation:

Muhammad Al-Fatih was born on 27th Rajab, 835 A.H., 30th March, 1432. He was brought up under the supervision of his father, Sultan Murad II, the seventh Ottoman Sultan. His father prepared and trained him to shoulder the responsibilities of the position of a Sultan. Muhammad Al-Fatih memorized all the Quran, learnt the Prophetic narrations, Islamic jurisprudence, mathematics, astronomy and the skills required for war.

He also learnt Arabic, Persian, Latin and Greek languages. He joined his father in his battles and conquests.

His father appointed him as a ruler of a small emirate so that he could receive practical training on administering state affairs under the supervision of some of the top scholars of that time. This matter influenced the character of the young prince and tinted his personality with Islamic morals and manners.

Shaykh Aaq Shamsd-Deen, one of the scholars who supervised the upbringing and education of Muhammad Al-Faatih, managed to inculcate in his heart the spirit of Jihaad and the desire to be a person with high ambition.

The Shaykh also told Muhammad Al-Faatih may Allaah have mercy upon him that he may be the one referred to in the Prophetic narration mentioned above. All this shaped the character of Muhammad Al-Faatih. He was devoted to Jihaad, highly ambitious, widely cultured, and had deep knowledge of the skills of war and combat.

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[trilobright]

Nonsense! Konstantine XI was a kind, virtuous king, desperately guarding the last flickering candle of Christian civilisation in what had become a savage, dark wilderness of oriental Muhammadanism. See how a Christian's sword is straight and two edged, as a Christian is honest and fair. The Saracen's blade is wickedly curved and only cuts one way, representing his crooked, capricious, shiftless philosophy. The Marble Emperor will come again, and Constantinople will be Christian once more.

[maligjokica]

3.50 WTF?!!!

[augcaes]

what a piece of crap

[Lhein33]

@OttomanTotalWar In 1453 the Empire was small, but that doesn't mean it was never powerful. It had large periods of power, not only under Justinian but also under Constantine I, Theodosius, Basil II, Nikephoros Phokas, Tzimiskes, the Komnenian dynasty etc. They contolled territories that today belong to a lot of different countries (+10). Constantinople alone was wealthier than the whole of medieval Europe before the Crusades. By 1025 AD, Basil II had in the imperial treasury 91 tons of gold.

[lyugiang]

SH1t

[AqworldsWiki]

@OttomanTotalWar I think is quite inpolite to call someone dumb and prejudice. It means you can not further the argument, and rather, you would insult me.

I am not biased to anything other than the truth. You agree with the contents in this video, and I am simply stating the truth. Now that I reread my comment, I realize you are exaggerating. I did not state a single word on that "The Ottomans did not destroy, Byzantine arch... etc" I said that the Byzantines were civilized. Please dont jump.

[JeanMaria93]

@OttomanTotalWar Um,the Byzantine Empire was at its pinnacle in the 10th century A.D. and up until the 13th century it was the world's wealthiest empire.The fact that the Greco-Romans,contrary to the Western empire,fended off barbarian raids through civilizing their aggressors does not undermine the indisputable preponderance of that empire.

[OttomanTotalWar]

Many people make the mistake, thinking that the Byzantine Empire was very powerfull and very civilized, this is not true.

The Golden Age of the Byzantines was in the reign of Justinian, in the 6th century, after 6th century Byzantines lost most of their empire to the Arabs, Slavs. The Capital Constantinople was a dozen times besieged. After losing Anatolia to the Turks, the Byzantines were dying empire, in 1204 Crusaders captured Constantinople. IN 1453 SO CALLED BYZANTINE ''EMPIRE'' WAS A TOWN

[OttomanTotalWar]

@AqworldsWiki Discussing with you is difficult no no, actually it is impossible because you are dumb and very prejudiced. You are very biased person, in your head you have the image of a perfect civilized Byzantine Empire, and a very negative image of the destroyers of your imagined wonderfull empire.

The Ottomans did not destroy, Byzantine architecture, culture, language or assimilated or massacred the Byzantine people, which the West did in America, Go to Istanbul see it with your own eyes.

[USABG58]

Yeah, everyone has blood on his hands. Political states and sometimes religions, Islam, is started with the blood of the conquered. It's all bad hehavior on the part of humans. -All of us- Please don't try and seperate out your own people as being somehow better than others. Given the chance and being empowered, all people are corrupted by the need for power and achievement.