Salah al-Din Ayubi (conqueror of Bayt al-Maqdis) 2 When our nobles saw the plight of the people, they consulted with each other and sent messengers to the surrounding forts and requested them to provide us with as much food as possible. They gladly sent food. They used to go with them to protect the caravans. Once our unitFoolishly strayed from the path and fell into the hands of the enemy. It seems that the enemies were also feeling the shortage of food as they would have been happy to get more food than the prisoners. "Those who were familiar with the way of war of the Turks thought that soon they would suffer a heavy loss. But it is a pity that our chiefs and nobles became victims of mutual jealousy and hypocrisy and they started to neglect the war. He strongly hated Count Guy, the ruler of Jaffa. was also "For eight whole days, the Turks continued to raid this area without interruption and our army remained idle. Finally, on the eighth day, Salahuddin returned to his co
