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The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order before Saladin, he saw a glass of beverage lying there and proceeded to help himself with it, to quench his thirst. Just before he could do that, a swipe of Saladin's sword flashed and smashed the tumbler of beverage to smithereens! Actually Saladin's strategy had caused the much superior force led by the prince to wander about in the desert in such a way that they lost contact with their water supply. So they surrendered because of the clever strategy employed by Saladin, and not because of his military strength. The commander-prince, therefore, reached Saladin's court, enervated by thirst, and the swift strike of Saladin's sword denied him the glass of beverage. This was the onJy blot on Saladin's character that the historians discovered. This historian whom I read a long time ago and whose name I cannot recall now, writes that Saladin's deprecators don't understand the Arab psych, nor are they conversant with the high moral traditions of the Arabs. The noble moral traditions of the Arabs prevent them from taking the life of a person who has shared water or broken bread in their borne, no matter how serious an offence be may be charged with. But the prince's bid to desecrate the grave of the Holy Prophet was such a heinous crime which could not possibly have gone without capital punishment being awarded for it by Saladin who was infused with true love for the Holy Propher". It was not an act of immorality lo let the prince suffer from the thirst, seconds before his death. Rather, in Saladin's judgement, it would have been an act of great immorality to have let the prince drink water from the Saladin's table and then as a result , render himself incapable of putting the prince to the sword. This incident demonstrates how great a personality Saladin was, and it also sheds remarkable light on the practice of Islamic morals. Such traits of Saladin's character caused the historians to describe him as Umar bin Abdul Aziz - reincarnate. Thal is lo say, the capabilities, spirituality and high moral standards of Umar bin Abdul Aziz resurfaced, several centuries after him, in the person of Saladin. So, it is not emotionalism that gives birth to Saladins. The name Saladin requires many capabilities. So, one wonders if some Ahmadi viewers of this T. V show, too, got carried away and thought the answer to their prayer materialised so soon. This line of thought is childish. You must be mature in your thinking, for you have been created to lead the world. I remind you of your elevated rank: you derive your right to leadership by virtue of being the humble servants 159