Saladın: The Conqueror of Jerusalem

The story and characters of this series are inspired by our history.

No living beings were harmed during the filming of this series.

No living beings were harmed during the filming of this series.

My son!

This is the story of your ancestors who took over the entire world...

By order of heaven.

By order of heaven.

This story begins in the place where the first revelation was given.

In Mecca, it spread into people's hearts.

From India to Andalusia,

From India to Andalusia,

From Anatolia to the Holy City Jerusalem,

And the light of the crescent moon spread everywhere with justice and peace.

One day the borders of the crescent reached the heart of the cross.

The Byzantine Emperor sought help from the Pope in the Frankish Kingdom.

The Byzantine Emperor sought help from the Pope in the Frankish Kingdom.

Stop, don't run away!

Pope Urban sent the news to all Christians.

All Christian countries rose up.

All Christian countries rose up.

All who carry the sword answered the call of the Pope.

Muslims seized Jerusalem, the city of Christ.

And they reached Constantinople

If we don't stop them,

If we don't stop them,

They will soon take over all Christian countries.

For the sake of our Father in heaven, His Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit,

For the sake of our Father in heaven, His Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit,

It is the duty of all Christians to destroy Muslims...

And restore Jerusalem!

Whoever participates in this holy war will win heaven,

Where his sins are forgiven.

Jerusalem will be ours!

Jerusalem will be ours!

Because...

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

God wants this!

Don't do it, for God's sake!

Don't!

Christian soldiers attacked towards Islamic lands.

Christian soldiers attacked towards Islamic lands.

The Crusades began against the Muslims.

They drowned Anatolia and many Islamic countries in blood.

They drowned Anatolia and many Islamic countries in blood.

And they slaughtered women and children without exception.

And they demolished the mosques, houses of God.

And they burned the Qur’an, the word of God.

And they burned the Qur’an, the word of God.

They left brutality, blood and death everywhere they passed.

They left brutality, blood and death everywhere they passed.

Finally they reached the holy city of Jerusalem.

My son!

We used to call Jerusalem the land of peace.

And they spread brutality in it.

And they spread brutality in it.

We were proud of the sanctity of this city.

They overwhelmed it with oppression.

My son!

Know that Jerusalem is not just a city.

But it is an issue.

As long as Jerusalem remains in the hands of the oppressors,

Muslims are also prisoners of injustice.

The Islamic world is waiting for the hero who brings truth and destroys falsehood.

The Islamic world is waiting for the hero who brings truth and destroys falsehood.

My son!

This case is advice and a trust from your father,

"Nur ad-Din Mahmud Zanki" to you.

"Nur ad-Din Mahmud Zanki" to you.

This issue is the hope of the nation,

And the story of the ancestors that began with the first revelation.

My son!

This story will never end as long as you take care of it.

Come in.

Emir Nur ad-Din sir, labor has begun.

Be patient, Fatma Hatun. Be patient.

Why did we run away from our home, dad?

Let's go back please! I'm so afraid!

Let's go back please! I'm so afraid!

Do not be afraid, Turan-Shah, don't be.

We'll go to a nicer place.

You are also his older brother. Be brave,

So that your brother, Shahen-Shah, won't be afraid.

So that your brother, Shahen-Shah, won't be afraid.

Okay, my handsome boy?

-What's the situation? -They are very close, sir.

They will catch up.

Well, keep watching.

Be patient, bear a little longer, Fatma Hatun.

I won't be able to bear it, Eyub Bey!

I won't be able to!

Labor has begun, sir!

Shirkuh!

Shirkuh!

Shirkuh!

Shirkuh!

Shirkuh!

We have to stop.

Labor has started, we have to stop!

Labor has started, we have to stop!

We can't stop, Eyub Bey.

Emir Bihrous' soldiers are very close.

If they catch us, they will kill us.

We must hold out until we reach the Zanki lands.

We must hold out until we reach the Zanki lands.

Let's go!

We have almost reached the Zanki lands, Fatma Hatun.

Nur ad-Din Zanki will help us. Bear with it.

Nur ad-Din Zanki will help us. Bear with it.

The baby is coming, sir!

We have to stop and open the tent.

If we don't stop, the situation could get worse.

Mom, don't go and leave us.

Mom, don't go and leave us.

Dad, save mom!

Shirkuh!

Stop!

Shirkuh.

You will take Turan-Shah and Shahen-Shah and move on.

You will take Turan-Shah and Shahen-Shah and move on.

-I will stay here for the birth. -Eyub Bey, don't do this, brother!

How can I leave you alone? Let's be patient a little longer.

This is not possible, and my wife Fatma's condition is bad, my brother.

This is not possible, and my wife Fatma's condition is bad, my brother.

Five men and the midwife will stay with me.

You will stay with the people and deliver them safely to Emir Nur ad-Din.

Shahen-Shah, come, my son.

Come on, Shirkuh.

I'll take him, sir.

Dad, don't leave us.

I will not leave you, my dear Turan-Shah, I will not.

Your uncle will lead you.

Your uncle will lead you.

And I will come with your mother and your newborn brother.

Shirkuh.

If something happens to us, I charge you to take care of my children.

I know I can always count on you.

I know I can always count on you.

Come on, come on.

Follow me!

Follow me!

Bear with it, ma'am, push a little further.

Bear with it, ma'am, push a little further.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Come on, stronger.

Push harder.

It's coming, come on!

Push!

Push!

We did our best, Emir.

But...

Our son...

Were going to be our light,

For both of us.

I couldn't...

Give you a future.

Pardon me...

Nur ad-Din.

Don't close your eyes.

Don't close your eyes.

Otherwise my light will go out.

Otherwise my light will go out.

And my heart will be broken.

And my heart will be broken.

Don't close your eyes.

God is great, God is great.

No God except Allah.

Let your name be Yusuf from now on.

O my Lord,

You are the one who gave us this child with your grace.

Praise and praise be to you alone.

Praise and praise be to you alone.

Make this child a worthy servant for you...

And part of a nation worthy of your beloved Prophet.

And part of a nation worthy of your beloved Prophet.

Guide him to the right path.

O my Lord,

Give him the opportunity to fight for the salvation of our Islamic countries,

Give him the opportunity to fight for the salvation of our Islamic countries,

Which is destroyed from the oppression of the infidels,

Our first qibla is Al-Aqsa Mosque and for the good of the,

Our first qibla is Al-Aqsa Mosque and for the good of the,

Jerusalem, which is the city of the prophets.

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

The poor servant who made this cushion is Nur ad-Din Zanki, who needs of your mercy,

The poor servant who made this cushion is Nur ad-Din Zanki, who needs of your mercy,

Who is grateful for your blessings, who wages jihad for you, who fights against,

The enemies of religion, who keeps Islam alive, and who saves the poor.

The enemies of religion, who keeps Islam alive, and who saves the poor.