835 years ago, on the 4th of July in 1187 CE, Ṣālaḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī freed Masjid al-Aqṣa

[Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص]

Exactly 835 years ago, on the 4th of July in 1187 CE, Ṣālaḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī freed Masjid al-Aqṣa from the hands of the

crusaders. This picture (taken now!) is the original miḥrāb and calligraphy commissioned by him, and commemorates the liberation. May Allah free it again!

Edit: The Battle of Ḥattin which paved the way to freeing Aqsa took place on July 4th; the city itself was liberated a few months later.

[Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص]

The Kingdom of Jerusalem, weakened by internal disputes, was defeated at the Battle of Hattin on 4 July 1187. Most of the nobility were taken prisoner, including King Guy. Thousands of Muslim slaves were freed.^[2][3][4] By mid-September, Saladin had taken Acre, Nablus, Jaffa, Toron, Sidon, Beirut, and Ascalon. The survivors of the battle and other refugees fled to Tyre, the only city able to hold out against Saladin, due to the fortuitous arrival of Conrad of Montferrat.

[Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص]

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Kofi Bilal Mahmud Eid AlFitr 1443 A.H.

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