Who Was Reynald of Chatillon? Raider of the pilgrims in Islamic History
Before the worldBefore Adam
The first nationsAdam to Ibrahim
Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE
Arabia before Islam523–570 CE
Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE
After the Prophet ﷺ632–1260 CE
The end of timeStill to come
Ten signs before the Hour
Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering
Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗
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Reynald of Chatillon
Raider of the pilgrims1182–1187 CE
Relied onThe castle of Kerak and broken truces
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Undone bySalahuddin's oath
A Crusader lord who plundered Hajj caravans in truce time and sent ships down the Red Sea to raid towards Makkah and Madinah.
How it ended
Captured at Hattin in 1187. Salahuddin had sworn to kill him and did so with his own hand.
And who are more unjust than those who prevent the name of Allah from being mentioned in His mosques and strive toward their destruction. It is not for them to enter them except in fear. For them in this world is disgrace, and they will have in the Hereafter a great punishment.
Recorded by historiansIbn al-Athir and Baha al-Din ibn Shaddad, who was in Salahuddin's tent.
Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal
Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.
