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History of Islam Vol 3 of 3 by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi

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268 The <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Islam</strong><br />

Salahuddin. Moreover, the Sunni Muslims were flourishing during his<br />

time. However, Ammarah, Yemeni, Zubaidi, Awirash and others<br />

made a secret plan to hand over Egypt to the Christians. They also<br />

thought <strong>of</strong> arranging a secret meeting between Azid and the Christian<br />

envoy. With this purpose in view they tried, on one hand, to bring<br />

Azid around to their own opinion and entered into correspondences<br />

with the Christians on the other. Accidentally, one <strong>of</strong> the letters<br />

addressed to the Christian King was intercepted on the way and was<br />

produced before Salahuddin. He first tried to find who were the real<br />

culprits, he recorded their statements in an open court <strong>of</strong> law and<br />

put all the criminals to death. Bahauddin was appointed as inspector<br />

<strong>of</strong> the royal palace. This event led the Sudanese, numbering fifty<br />

thousands, to<br />

become angry and they rose against Salahuddin and<br />

the Turkish troops. At last, fierce fighting broke out between the<br />

Turks and the Sudanese and the Turks won the battle. A large<br />

number <strong>of</strong> Sudanese either fell fighting or escaped. The Turkish<br />

soldiers ransacked their houses. However, Salahuddin restored<br />

normalcy and rehabilitated<br />

the Sudanese and gave them back their<br />

houses. Because <strong>of</strong> these events, the strength and influence <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Sudanese diminished to a great extent. Sultan Nuruddin Zangi<br />

wrote to Salahuddin to begin delivering his addresses in the name <strong>of</strong><br />

Caliph Mustadi Abbasi instead <strong>of</strong> Azid. At this time Azid was<br />

seriously ill and was near to death. In Muharram 567 A.H., the<br />

Friday address was delivered in the name <strong>of</strong> the Abbasid Caliph <strong>of</strong><br />

Baghdad from the pulpit <strong>of</strong> the Grand Mosque <strong>of</strong> Cairo and nobody<br />

opposed the change. From the next Friday the addresses were<br />

delivered<br />

the mosques <strong>of</strong> Egypt.<br />

in the name <strong>of</strong> the Caliph <strong>of</strong> Baghdad from the pulpit <strong>of</strong> all<br />

Death <strong>of</strong> Azid Ubaidi<br />

King Azid Ubaidi died on 10 Muharram 567 A. H. With his demise<br />

ended the Ubaid dynasty and the Abbasid Caliphate staged a<br />

comeback. Egypt once again became a part <strong>of</strong> the Abbasid Caliphate<br />

<strong>of</strong> Baghdad. Salahuddin Ayubi was given from the caliph <strong>of</strong> Baghdad<br />

a royal order to rule Egypt with royal attire and scepter. It was the<br />

beginning <strong>of</strong> the Ayubi dynasty in place <strong>of</strong> Ubaidites.

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