Zaid Hamid BrassTacks Yeh Ghazi Episode14;Nur ad Din Zangi Part2

BrassTacks program Yeh Ghazi on Timeline of the Muslim History. This episode is on Sultan Nūr ad-Dīn Zangi. Nūr ad-Dīn succeeded his father Imad ad Din Zangi when no Seljuq king after Malik Shah was able to run the empire, and many governors declared independence and formed smaller states of their own. Thus in place of a single Muslim Empire, there were scores of smaller Muslim states that fought among themselves. Christian states surrounded many of such states. When Christian kings found the Saljuqs weak and infighting among Muslims, they started attacking Muslim states. They applied their maximum pressure on Palestine. It reflected their desire to snatch away the Bayt-al-Maqdis (Masjid Al Aqsa) at Jerusalem. All such wars that the Christian states fought for the power on Jerusalem and Al Aqsa Mosque were called Crusades[1]. Since these wars were fought by combined forces of all European states that were Christian. Christians conquered the Jerusalem in 492 AH. When the Christians army entered the city of Jerusalem to hoist their flag at the Al Aqsa Mosque, they went on a spree of killing Muslim men, women and even children. It is said that seventy thousand innocent Muslims lost their lives. Muslims felt grieved but they were fighting among themselves. They were all so weak that did not dare to face the Christian empire. There was a lone brave Muslim ruler. He was Imamuddin Zangi. He was the ruler of Mosul during Seljuqs. When Saljuqs lost their power, he gained strength and did not fight with other Muslim states. He proceeded to face the Christians. he captured many of their forts. He had decided to free the Aqsa Mosque from the Christians and continued marching ahead defeating Christian forces. But he was not destined to conquer Jerusalem back. He fell sick en route and died. He ruled during 521 AH to 541 AH. After Imamuddin, his son Nooruddin Zangi took the reins of his state. He continued fighting Christians from 541 AH to 568 AH. When he found that Christians have gained power as compared to separate Muslim states and he was a lone fighter with them not getting any aid from others, he requested all the Muslim States to unite and fight the Christians as a united force. Muslim kings however did not pay any heed to his request. He changed his strategy and fought other Muslim states first and capture them all making a unified Muslim state. The rulers in Egypt in those days were from Fatimid dynasty. These kings were also powerless. This country has common borders with Palestine. Christians therefore were planning to capture Egypt too. Nooruddin did not let their dream come true. He advanced towards Egypt before the Christian army did so and captured it. Thus Egypt too fell to Nooruddin Zangi and this made him content that no Muslim king was left to fight with him. Now he planned to capture Palestine. But this was not destined to be. He suddenly died at a young age of 48. But his legacy in the form of Sultan Salah ud Din Ayubi realized his dreams by forming a unified rule & consequently conquered Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Yeh Ghazi Yeh Teray Pur Asrar Banday Jinhain Tunay Bakhsha hai Zauq-e-Khudai Do Neem Un ki Thokar say Sahra o Darya Simat kar Pahaar In ki Haybat say Rayi Do Aalam say Karti hai Baygaana Dil ko Ajab cheez hai Lazzat-e-Aashnayi Shahadat hai Matloob o Maqsood-e-Momin Na Maal-e-Ghaneemat na Kishwar Kushayi Dilay Mard-e-Momin main phir zinda kar day Woh Bijli thi keh Na'ara-e-La Tadar main Azayim ko seenom main baydaar kar day Nigha-e-Muslim ko Talwar kar day (Iqbal)

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