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felinefractious · 1 day

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🐱 Oriental Shorthair

📸 Tatiana Makukhina [Mockingbird Cattery]

🎨 Chocolate Spotted Tabby

#photo #oriental #oriental shorthair #OSH #chestnut #chocolate #spotted tabby #b 24 #paw pads #b: mockingbird

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crusera · 3 days

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The Sultan, they said, was a good man. Soft, quickly moved to tears. Out of compassion, he bought the freedom of a Christian woman's stolen daughter. Even Walther von der Vogelweide, the minnesinger in distant Germany, praised the "mildness" of the powerful ruler in the Orient, whose name has a good reputation in the West: Saladin, a righteous man.

He was a man who always kept his word, even to his enemies.

He let his subjects drag him to court, because God's laws applied equally to everyone. Also for him, the ruler who managed to do what no one had ever managed before: to unite the Islamic world of the Middle East after centuries of discord and to wrest Jerusalem, the holy city of the Muslims, from the Christians in 1187.

His name translates as "righteousness of faith", and Saladin is indeed a devout Muslim. Nevertheless, after his conquest of the Holy Land, he allowed the Christians and Jews there to continue praying to their God. This is another reason why, more than half a millennium later, Western Enlightenment thinkers would make him the epitome of the tolerant ruler.

But this al-Malik an-Nasir Salah ad-Din Abu'l-Muzaffer Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadi, known as Saladin for short, also had other sides.

He could be treacherous, vile and mean. He did not shy away from murder. Nevertheless, this man fascinated his contemporaries. He became one of the most revered rulers of the Islamic world and the most important opponent of the Crusaders.

Saladin was born in 1138 in Tikrit (in present-day Iraq), the son of a Kurdish officer. During his political career, Saladin was the first to bring Egypt's army under his control.

Saladin, a Sunni, now founds two universities where theology is taught according to Sunni theology - a signal that he is on the side of the population. He also abolished a number of taxes that contradicted the Koran and the teachings of the Prophet.

Saladin's subsequent conquests shock the Christian world. By 1174, his power extended from North Africa to the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. In 1186, he ruled from the Nile to the Tigris.

At the height of his power, the Sultan even dreamed of taking the Holy War to Europe, conquering Rome - and putting the Pope in chains.

The Crusaders conquered Jerusalem in 1099 and held it until Saladin besieged it in 1187 and handed it over to the Ayyubid dynasty, a Muslim sultanate that ruled the Middle East at the beginning of the 12th century.

Saladin wanted to recapture the city, which had previously been ruled by Muslims.

For Muslims, Jerusalem is a place where important events in the life of Jesus and other important personalities took place. It is also the place where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven according to the traditional interpretation of the Koran and other texts.

In Sunni Islam, Jerusalem is the third holiest city after Mecca and Medina. Muslims believe that Muhammad was brought to Jerusalem during his night journey (Isra and Mi'raj).

The name Jesus is mentioned twenty-five times in the Holy Qur'an, often in the form 'Isa ibn Maryam, which means "Jesus, son of Mary". In the Quran, he is given the unique title "Messiah" (al-masih in Arabic), which means "anointed one". He is considered one of many prophets from the lineage of the Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham (peace be upon him). Many Muslim traditions regard it as an ideal example of spirituality. Unlike Christians, who generally believe in a triune God, Muslims believe that Jesus was a great prophet who was to lead mankind on the straight path of monotheism and obedience to God (Allah).

When Jerusalem also fell, two kings and an emperor set off for the Holy Land with their armies from 1189 onwards. One of the monarchs is King Richard I of England. Even before the armed pilgrimage, he had already earned himself an honourable name: "Lionheart."

Saladin lies in wait for the Christians in the forests of Arsuf near the Mediterranean coast. But King Richard of England had anticipated the attack; on 7 September 1191, his troops won a clear victory. Nevertheless, the Muslim army is still strong enough to block the road to Jerusalem.

Saladin's reconquest of Jerusalem in 1187 prompted Pope Gregory VIII to organize the Third Crusade. From 1189 to 1192, Saladin lost Acre and Jaffa and was defeated in the field at Arsūf. The Crusaders retreated to Europe without seizing Jerusalem, but Saladin's military reputation had been damaged. He died in 1193.

#learn about history #studyblr #religion #religious studies #crusaders #history #oriental #history of crusade #Saladin #king baldwin iv #kingdom of heaven #history of Jerusalem #Islam #christianity #history of Religion #teaching #books #booklr

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wonderfullbutt · 11 days

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SEXY BREAST 🤤

#perfect breast #massive breasts #sexy breast #great breasts #lovely breasts #oriental #asian chick #sexy asian women

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coiour-my-world · 7 months

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Oriental landscape || Victor Peryakin

#nature #landscape #sunset #sunrise #clouds #sky #photography #bridge #water #mountains #oriental

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ybon-paramoux · 2 months

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Woman with Blue Fan

#art #photography #blue fan #vietnamese #oriental

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happyheidi · 2 years

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antique rugs by Landry & Arcari & Chairish

#gorgeous!#this is art!#pure and simple #rugs #cottagecore #interior #antique #oriental #weavingart #light academia aesthetic #silk #tapestry

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mote-historie · 3 months

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George Barbier, In early Art Deco style: Dix-sept dessins de George Barbier sur Le cantique des cantiques - Traduction française de 1316 (Seventeen drawings by George Barbier on The Song of Songs - French translation from 1316), Paris: La Belle Édition, 1914.

For sale: EditionOriginale.com

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stellateart · 8 months

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#my art #stamp #aesthetic #oriental

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illustratus · 1 month

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Scheherazade and the Sultan by Alfred Choubrac

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creese · 4 months

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Lemon Hariwake Koi painting by Michael Creese

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x-heesy · 1 month

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Love 🤍

𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚋𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 19𝚝𝚑 – 20𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜. 🇮🇳

𝙵𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜 & 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚜 - 𝙳𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚣 𝙺𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚡 𝚋𝚢 𝙽/𝚊, 𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚊

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felinefractious · 8 hours

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🐱 Oriental Shorthair

📸 Tatiana Makukhina [Mockingbird Cattery]

🎨 Blue Mackerel Tortoiseshell Tabby

#photo #oriental #oriental shorthair #OSH #blue tortoiseshell #torbie #mackerel tabby #g 23 #b: mockingbird

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constanzarte · 5 months

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Albert Aublet - Une Beauté Orientale

#classic art #traditional art #traditional painting #art history #art detail #art details #oil painting #art #classical art #19th century art #albert aublet #oil on canvas #oil paintings #paintings #painting #oriental #oriental art #nudity in art #nudité

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artwhaleyao · 7 months

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[His blood, the gold that flows through Teyvat. His might, the force that carved out Liyue.] For Hoyolab contest! I tried to portray a bit of Liyue landscape, not sure if it's noticeable.....

#genshin impact #zhongli #morax #genshin morax #liyue #dragon art #daddy #oriental

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bobo-pompadour · 5 months

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