How Imam Al-Ghazali Built a Generation | Ep. 3 | The Salahuddin Generation | Dr. Hassan Elwan

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Leaders were rising—and being buried. But behind the chaos, scholars were laying foundations history rarely credits. This episode reveals the scholarly blueprint that produced Salahuddin— from Ibn Khashab’s urgent resistance to Imam al-Ghazali’s generational reform. 0:00 — Introduction 0:51 — How Muslims Really Saw the Crusaders 4:48 — Why Muslims “Smelled the Army” Before Seeing It 7:25 — The Real Consequence of Living Beside Muslims 8:32 — The Crusader's Coastline Advantage 11:21 — Real Help Arrives… and Gets Betrayed 15:21 — The Road of Change is Painful 16:33 — When Muslims Unite… Against Muslims 18:06 — A Power Vacuum in Aleppo 21:14 — “Five Dogs” in a Dream… 23:14 — Two Scholarly Strategies 26:52 — The C vs A+ Problem: Ceasefire vs Liberation 31:55 — Imam Al Ghazali Walks Away 34:51 — A New Power Rises This series draws on leading historical works about Salahuddin and the revival that reshaped the Muslim world. If you’d like to explore the era more deeply, we recommend: How the Generation of Salahuddin Appeared — Dr. Majid Irsan Al-Kailani The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin — Ibn Shaddad Salahuddin al-Ayyubi — Dr. Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi Saladin: The Triumph of the Sunni Revival — A.R. Azzam For young readers: Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam — Diane Stanley #salahuddin #newseries #islamichistory Click SUBSCRIBE and hit the 🔔 icon to receive the latest updates from Yaqeen! Visit http://www.yaqeeninstitute.org for full access to all research publications, infographics, and videos. Join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @yaqeeninstitute!