{"title":"The Rise of Zengi | Ep. 4 | The Salahuddin Generation","slug":"the-salahuddin-generation-episode-4-the-rise-of-zengi","author":"Dr. Hassan Elwan","abstract":"Imad ad-Din Zengi revives hope by capturing Edessa, but is quickly assassinated, causing new despair. His son, Nur ad-Din, emerges: a king raised by scholars. He shifts the state from power (dawla) to faith (din) and abolishes all unjust taxes. But can he truly unite Damascus and Aleppo before the...","topics":["History"],"published_date":"2025-12-27 16:21:51","video_url":"https://youtu.be/o_ieznAiDTY","chapters":[{"start_time":0,"title":"Assassins’ Friday Killings","end_time":157},{"start_time":157,"title":"Imad ad-Din Zengi: Unity and Justice","end_time":287},{"start_time":287,"title":"Damascus Allies with the Crusaders","end_time":372},{"start_time":372,"title":"Edessa: The Weakest Crusader State","end_time":505},{"start_time":505,"title":"Zengi Assassinated—Hope Collapses Again","end_time":602},{"start_time":602,"title":"Nur ad-Din Zengi’s Lightning Counterattack","end_time":735},{"start_time":735,"title":"Scholars Behind the Revival (al-Jilani & Others)","end_time":837},{"start_time":837,"title":"Reforming the Kurds: A Dangerous Mission","end_time":1008},{"start_time":1008,"title":"Nur ad-Din Zengi: The Ascetic Ruler","end_time":1187},{"start_time":1187,"title":"Ends Don’t Justify Means (Leadership Shift)","end_time":1328},{"start_time":1328,"title":"Sharia Justice vs “Harsh Power”","end_time":1503},{"start_time":1503,"title":"Taxes Abolished—Charity Explodes","end_time":1705},{"start_time":1705,"title":"Second Crusade Targets Damascus","end_time":1916},{"start_time":1916,"title":"Outlasting the Crusader Super-Alliance","end_time":2019},{"start_time":2019,"title":"Ascalon Falls: Egypt in Danger","end_time":2140},{"start_time":2140,"title":"Defending Muslims Outside Damascus","end_time":2391},{"start_time":2391,"title":"Sham United: Mosul, Aleppo, Damascus","end_time":2710},{"start_time":2710,"title":"Victory Through the Weak (Prophetic Hadith)","end_time":2985}],"series_name":"The Salahuddin Generation","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-4-the-rise-of-zengi?utm_source=webmcp&utm_medium=ai-agent&utm_campaign=content-discovery"}