Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Ghassan Massoud: Saladin
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Quotes
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Balian of Ibelin : [Saladin has just offered safe conduct in his terms] When the Christians captured Jerusalem, they massacred every Muslim in the city walls...
Saladin : I am not those men. I am Salahudin.
[with more emphasis]
Saladin : Sala-hu-din!
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Saladin : Who defends?
Imad : Balian of Ibelin, the son of Godfrey.
Saladin : Godfrey? Godfrey nearly killed me in the Lebanon. Truly, I did not know he had a son.
Imad : It was his son at Kerak.
Saladin : The one you let live?
Imad : Yes.
Saladin : Perhaps you should not have.
Imad : Perhaps I should have had a different teacher.
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Saladin : [to Guy de Lusignan] A king does not kill a king. Were you not close enough to a great king to learn by his example?
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Saladin : Will you yield the city?
Balian of Ibelin : Before I lose it, I will burn it to the ground. Your holy places - ours. Every last thing in Jerusalem that drives men mad.
Saladin : I wonder if it would not be better if you did.
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Saladin : As-Salaam-Alaikum
Balian of Ibelin : And peace be with you.
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Mullah : [the mullah pays a visit to Saladin in his tent after the battle at Kerak] Why did we retire? Why? God did not favor them. God alone determines the results of battles.
Saladin : The results of battles ARE determined by God, but also by preparation, numbers, the absence of disease, and the availability of water. One cannot maintain a siege with the enemy behind. How many battles did God win for the Muslims before I came... that is, before God determined that I should come?
Mullah : Few enough. That's because we were sinful.
Saladin : It is because you were unprepared.
Mullah : If you think that way, you shall not be king for long.
Saladin : [Saladin rises to his feet] When I'm not king, I quake for Islam. Thank you for your visit.
[the mullah does not budge; Saladin takes a step forward and extends his hand]
Saladin : Thank you for your visit.
[the mullah takes his meaning and grasps the offered hand]
Mullah : You promised. You promised to return Jerusalem. Don't forget.
[he leaves]
Saladin : If I do not deliver war, I have no peace.
Imad : The King of Jerusalem will die soon. When he is dead, the boy will become king of a kingdom he cannot control. The Christians will make the war you need.
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Saladin : I pray you pull back your cavalry and leave this matter to me.
King Baldwin IV : I pray you retire unharmed to Damascus. Reynald of Chatillon will be punished. I swear it. Withdraw or we will all die here.
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Saladin : When I'm not King, I quake for Islam.