the world. for muslims, it s the site of the prophet s night journey and his ascent to heaven. from the dome of the rock in jerusalem, the prophet ascended on a horse with wings to heaven, where he visited with several prophets. he receives a commandment of how muslims should pray. that s just very symbolic and significant for muslims, and it showcases how important jerusalem is to muslim worship, but also muslim identity. muslim leaders ruled jerusalem from 638 until the first crusade in 1099 a.d. jerusalem is the focal point of the first crusade. the aim is to recover christ s city from the hands of the muslims. and jerusalem fell in 1099. and the crusaders were able to control a huge part of syria and palestine, and they established the kingdom of jerusalem.
young warrior, but way too inexperienced to be a proper king, becoming ruler of the entire kingdom of jerusalem. when saladin amasses his forces in northern palestine, king guy s inexperience is quickly put to the test. saladin was very shrewd in sort of provoking the christians to come out of the safety of jerusalem to meet them further north. guy of lusignan felt like this was his chance to strike at saladin s army once and for all. if he could win, it would be a huge victory. if not, it could be disastrous.