Salahuddin al-Ayyubi: The Man Who Defied the Kings of Europe

In 1187, Salahuddin al-Ayyubi reclaimed Jerusalem.
But when Europe’s most powerful kings launched the Third Crusade, he faced one of the greatest challenges of his life.
Military defeats, internal divisions and difficult decisions threatened everything he had achieved. Yet Jerusalem remained in Muslim hands.
How did Salahuddin withstand the armies of the Third Crusade and preserve Muslim control of Jerusalem?