Noor-Ud-Din Zangi (R.A)

 Noor-U-Din Zangi (R.A)

At the age of sixteen, Noor-ud-Din had also achieved perfection in the debate on the Holy Qur'an, Hadith, and Civil Writers.  His teachers did not give him a certificate of knowledge after taking a thorough examination.  Meanwhile, Emad u din Zangi also arranged for his son to learn martial arts. In a very short period of time, Noor-ud-din had become an expert in javelin throwing and archery. The war experts trained them in organizing troops. forming seige fronts and various fighting activities.  Nur al-Din provided proof of the effectiveness of his Soldier training with his father by participating in the battles of Shizar Arqa Barin and Aidesa.  When Emad-ud-Din was martyred in 541 AH, Noor ud din were 30 years old. 

After the martyrdom of Emad-ud-Din:

After the martyrdom of Emad-ud-Din, Responsibility for running the administration on Noor-ud-Din to run the nation. Noor ud din got married once. His wife name was Rafia hatun daughter of Moen u din. Allah blessed to Noor u din with one son named Al Malk Saliha Ismael and one daughter named Shamas u Nisa . 

Noor ud din Zangi was endowed by nature with a high level of managerial ability and deep political insight.  Respectfully, after establishing the Damascus, he established The church  from the foothills of the church to the hills of Jaleel. Under this government, the whole region gained tremendous stability. For the first time since the Umayyad period, this became the capital of islamic state which was united and prosperous . Noor ud din Zangi was briefly involved in the promotion of knowledge and theology.  During his time there was a great increase in religious activities.  Noor-ud-Din has the honor of establishing Dar-ul-Quran Dars-ul-Hadith and Dar-ul-Fiqa in Syria.

 The first scholar of this madrasa was the famous historian Ibn Asakr. After that or later, he established many Darul U loom universities (Aleppo Naqis and Damascus) belonging to Shafi'i sects. Apart from this, many other madrasas were built. There were 16 such madrassas in and around Damascus. It was during this time that the Madrasa Al-Saliha arrow was launched, which was brought to the game by Salahuddin Avenue. Noor-ud-Din also succeeded in starting the construction of a great seminary in Al-Adlia (now Arabized here). 

Noor-ud-Din Zangi took great revolutionary steps to maintain the supremacy of justice in his country.  That's why he got the title of "Al-Mulk Al-Adil" for Baghdad.  He set up a new body called Adar-e-Adl.  This institution was later called Dar Al-Saadat. This was the supreme court of justice.  

Nooruddin Zangi had instructed subordinate to be gentle at his doorstep and when someone was poor and now he came to me with a complaint so that he would be kind to him.)  Noor ud din Zangi also established a great medical shrine in the desert with which a very high standard hospital was also built. The hospital was called "Maristan Anoori".  

As long as the hospital remained, there was a fire of rats. Nowadays, there is a commercial in this building. In Maristan, patients could get their food, drink, treatment, medicine and medicines absolutely free of cost.  The hospital had a large hall. Noor-ud-Din had also built a large hospital on demand. He owned a network of such hospitals.  Nur ud Din Zangi arranges to buil crops  around the generals in Aleppo, Hama, Hamas, Manj, Mardin Ami and the cities of Dir. He extended the four walls of Madinah and made it strong.

The treasury was used in the style of the rightly guided Caliphas. He explicitly advised that only that which was permitted by Sharia'h should be deposited in the treasury. The treasury supervision system was very strict.  

Nur ud Din was a very kind ruler to his subjects. He eliminated the masses from unnecessary taxes.  Historians say that Noor-ud-Din completely forgave the acquisition of trade packs and citizens and also ended the acquisition of two years of import and export.  As a result of this wise move, trade flourished, consumer goods became more expensive, and the overall prosperity of the song increased.

Noor ud din's government had a very reasonable and efficient postal system. The Muslims have the honor of being the first to establish the rest of the post. Hazrat Umar(R.A) had first prescribed a regular method of delivery of official letters. Later Muslim rulers developed this system. Caliph Walid bin Abdul Malik greatly improved the system. Nur ud Din Zangi also established countless post offices in his kingdom. At these checkpoints, horses were always available for mail delivery. Special marks were made on the bodies of postal animals. Each animal had a cut around its neck, the sound of which signaled from a distance that the mail was coming. Every postman wore a special dress. He was called Sa'a. 

Nur ud Din Zangi's lofty personality is boiling a bright minaret in the chambers of authentic history. He had a clause on Jihad for the sake of Allah. He was anxious to liberate the Muslim territories from the shackles and to raise the banner of Islam. In the field of jihad, Nooruddin Zangi used to perform ablutions before the start of the race with utmost humility and submission. He used to offer rak'at prayers and inspect the entire army in the presence of his Lord, praying for the victory of the Muslims, and in the meanwhile, such verses of the Holy Qur'an are being recited on his lips in which jihad has been commanded.  

When he was satisfied, he would raise his flag. The army attacked the enemy on the third or sixth Kabir (as directed).  They did not take any money but gave them a share of the financial value of the wars . He used to buy shops or land etc. from Hai and from this income he used to meet the expenses of himself and his family.  Once his wife complained that you pay too little to run the house and Noor ud din said angrily, "I have nothing but the income of three shops in it. If we think that I have large  There are countries and their treasures, so I tell you that all this belongs to ordinary Muslims. I will put your name in the shops. Now, if you want, sell it to us or keep collecting their rent. This was the exact answer.

NOOR UD DIN'S PERSONAL LIFE:

Noor ud din never used Silk, Gold or diamond jewelry in his life. His food was Barley bread or wheat leavened bread and meat. Precious carpets were not visible at his residence, no fancy decorations nor invaluable utensils. Noor ud din strongly disliked polytheism and innovation. He did not like to live in isolation from the world. He had a great love for the people of Allah.  An elderly sheikh in the mail used to work as a laborer at the time of his death. His knowledge was very wide and he also took part in jihad regularly.  Whenever Noor u din went at Mosil, He always meets to Sheikh Umar(R.A).

The light was spread in the room.  According to the decree of the Islamic State, he had performed Nawafil after Isha prayers and now after reciting Zikr and selling blessings on the Holy Prophet (PBUH), he ran and lay down on the bed to rest.  It was their custom to wake up for a few hours of sleep. After a few seconds, sleep had taken him in its arms.  The hair on his wide-foreheaded red and white bookish face was calm and content, but everyone who was in awe of him was amazed by its awe and crescent.

Shortly after, he sat up in a panic. His beautiful face was very restless and his big black eyes were full of tears.  He used to recite Istighfar again and again and cry and say, No one can bother my lord and master while i am alive. In front of their eyes, the scene of this dream was repeated again and again. The young men had just seen before the donations that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) was saying in front of them and he was pointing at the two person, he said two men are harassing me to put an end to their evil. 

Now he did not even have peace because Holy Prophet (PBUH) had remembered him. He immediately took a few companions with him to prepare for the journey and left Damascus to Madinah. Not only his companions but every one who lived in Damascus wondered what could be the reason for this trip.

It is mentioned in 557 G. 1162. It is about eight hundred years old, that that time the journey from Damascus to Madinah took twenty to thirty days but the ruler of Islamic state did not allowed to his companions to rest on the way. He traveled very fast and reached Madinah on sixteenth day.

He closed the door to the city of Madinah and announced that all the inhabitants of the city should dine with us today.  The meal was arranged, but the ruler saw in the audience the two faces which he had seen in his dream and which he was pointing at.  The Prophet (peace be upon him) stayed and said: 

''Two person are harassing me''

He found out from the work of Madinah that there is a person who could not attend the meal because of which? The answer was that none of the citizens of Madinah is like that. However, there are two western pilgrims who have been here for a long time. They are always engaged in worship. If some time is left, they give water to the people in Janat al-Baqi. They have not meet to anyone. 

The ruler said no, bring it here. We want to meet them. Both western pilgrims were brought. Seeing them, the dream disappeared in the eyes of the ruler. Both of them were the ones to whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) pointed and said, “Tell me. The ruler noticed that the two western pilgrims, regardless of their appearance, seemed to be worshippers. When asked, they said they had rented a house near Roza-e-Aqdas. There they are engaged in worship.  

The ruler left the two pilgrims under the care of his subordinate and himself took six officers to the house where the two pilgrims were staying.  Apparently there was no special thing to be pointed what was in the house just one mat, little accessories and two to three things of utensils . The ruler began to examine things  Suddenly he was shaking When he removed the mat, he saw a wide cell and it seemed that the cell was not firmly attached to the floor.  When the order of the ruler the cell was removed, there was a tunnel under the cell the ruler and the officers who came with him were astonished.  Examination revealed that this tunnel used to go to the Holy Shrine of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Lightning flashed with rage on the ruler's face, and he quickly came back and ordered to the two pilgrims could be chained together. The order was carried out immediately, Ruler asked with anger from two pilgrims , who appeared to be dervishes.

Tell me the truth, Who are you?

Now the secret was revealed both the visitors had been identified in their original form. They both answered straight away:

We are Christians, and we have been commissioned by their people to carry the body of your Prophet. There is no greater reward for us than this, but the determination of the afflictions, when our work was very little left, you arrested us.

The ruler was not bear to hear anymore. The perpetrators had pleaded guilty. The ruler beheaded both the criminals and ordered that their bodies be dumped in the calf. The rulers wept after the two criminals were brought to justice.  There were tears that flowed and among the countrymen they used to say that ''it was my good fortune that Prophet (PBUH) choose this slave for his service''.

An unholy conspiracy was over. It was necessary to close the door to such conspiracies forever. The ruler called an architect and instructed him to dig around the shrine of the Prophet (peace be upon him) so that water would come out and then he dug this trench was filled with molten lead.

A deep trench was dug around the holy shrine of Rehmat-e-Alam and then the molten lead was filled in it.  The trench still exists around Roza Rasool today. 

The great muslim ruler who had the privilege to be dreamed of Holy Prophet(PBUH) and then with the ordered of Prophet sent to Madinah to protect the Holy shrine of Prophet(PBUH) was      NOOR UD DIN Zangi. The era of those who paved the way for the restoration of Jerusalem by inflicting successive defeats on the Crusaders' during their 28 year rule was undoubtedly the golden age of Islamic history.   He managed the Islamic nation so well and as a God-fearing ruler, he managed the affairs of the state so well that the days of hilaft-e-Rashida were remembered.

Tomb of Noor ud din Zangi(R.A)

This selfless and proud general from the world of Islam was born on 13 Shawwal 511 AH in Mosul.  His mother was the daughter of .  His mother is the daughter of the richest person of MOSUL Nasir ud din, Father IMAD UD DIN ZANGI to whom historians remember by the title of martyr to book. He carried on the struggle he had started in 507 AH to achieve the great goal of recovery from the applause of Jerusalem, beyond his own mind, Noor-ud-Din . Although he did not achieve this goal in his lifetime, he thwarted the Islamic nation and after him Salah ud din Ayubi, the leader of the team, used strength and power to reclaim almost all the occupied territories for centuries.

*Emad ud din Zangi had four sons. 

*Saif ud din Ghazi

*Noor ud din Mahmood

*Qutb ud din Modood and 

*Nusrut ud din Amir Amiran 

Of all these, Noor ud din Mahmood was the most capable. His esteemed father also paid special attention to his knowledge and training. When they were almost in shifts, they hired highly qualified teachers to teach them.  At that time, Emad-ud-Din Zangi was the ruler of Wasit and he was also in charge of the affairs of the government.