Salah al -Din al -Ayoubi from the childhood fields to the liberation of Jerusalem sports

The championships of Salah al -Din al -Ayyubi, the famous military leader who established the Ayyubid state, and regained Jerusalem after the response of the Crusader campaigns, was only a harvest of education full of challenge, competition and sportsmanship, the nation gave the hero of a resonant hero who led it to historical victories.

Najmuddin Ayoub is a parent and educator

Najm al -Din Ayoub, the father of Salah al -Din, was not only a prince, but was a vision. He understood that building a great personality is not complete without a balance between science, discipline and physical strength, so he was keen to create his children in an atmosphere of honorable competition, to organize matches in horsemanship, shooting, dueling, and even in games of intelligence and observation, to instill in them the spirit of excellence, and refine their characters with honesty, patience and discipline.

Salahuddin and childhood stadiums

In these small arenas, where childhood laughter came up and the wood of the wood was met in fencing training, the character of Salah al -Din was formed without knowing. His father’s goal was not only the enjoyment of his children, but he was preparing them for a future known that he did not accept the weak. The competitions with his brothers, especially with his older brother, “Turan Shah”, were a daily incentive for self -development, testing the leadership spirit, and building a body capable of probability and victory.

Salah al -Din al -Ayoubi was known for his military and leadership capabilities, but he was not known for his competition in “sports competitions” as we know in the modern era. However, in that era, since his childhood he was practicing some physical and sports activities aimed at building force and war skill.

Activities that may be similar to sports competitions in the Salahuddin era:

Combat dueling: Weapons, such as swords and spears, were a way to test strength, courage and skill.

Horse Racing: The horse was an essential part of the military life at the time, and the knight was expected to be skilled in riding and dealing with it. Salah al -Din and his brothers may have participated in such races, especially in the areas of military training.

Archery: Arcchard in the arc was one of the war arts that was largely relied upon in wars, and therefore it may be one of the activities that military leaders practice as a means of strengthening war skills.

Physical exercises: weightlifting techniques, long -distance hiking, and other activities that contribute to fitness development.

Salah al -Din and the liberation of Jerusalem

When Salah al -Din grew up, the battles were not new to him. He had trained and learned well and his wars against the Crusades, it seemed to play a “major chess game”, with a lot of sophistication, discipline with strength and decisiveness, and the cunning that he was raised from him since his childhood.

His contemporaries have witnessed that his humility and stability in the most difficult situations are only a reflection of years of exercise to accept victory and loss, and to deal with challenges as opportunities for growth.

The liberation of Jerusalem from the hands of the Crusaders on October 2, 1187 AD, corresponding to 27 Rajab in 583 AH, was the culmination of long education that started from Beit Najmuddin Ayoub. Perhaps the most prominent characteristic of Salah al -Din is that his phosphorus was not in the fighting alone, but rather in his nobility and humanity, and his ability to control restraint, which are characteristics that are not acquired from the battlefields, but from childhood lessons.

Jerusalem was liberated after the victory of the Salah al -Din Army in the famous Hittin battle that took place on July 4, 1187 AD, which paved the way for the restoration of Jerusalem from the Crusaders about 88 years after their occupation in 1099 AD.