Fear him whom you hate.
Author :
Umar Ibn al-Khattab
God forbid [that] men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.
Author :
Umar Ibn al-Khattab
If your ruler is just, then praise God; but if he is unjust, pray to God to rid you of him.
Author :
Umar Ibn al-Khattab
"If you want to control other people, first control yourself."
Author :
Abu Bakr
“Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak once.”
“A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.”
“A knife-wound heals, but a tongue wound festers.”
“A weapon is an enemy even to its owner”
“Fear an ignorant man more than a lion”
“In a flat country a hillock thinks itself a mountain.”
-turkish proverbs
I'm the ruler of great Turan, the king of Turkestan;
I'm a son of the Turkish nation,
I'm the Khan of the nobles and greatest Turkish nation
-Amir Temur
"War is deception"
- The Prophet Muhammad
"And day by day were the Iranians weakened, for they were smitten with great slaughter, and the number of their dead was past the counting"
- Ferdowsi, from the Shahnama
"They swept through the city like hungry falcons, attacking a flight of doves, or like raging wolves attacking sheep, with loose reins and shameless faces, murdering and spreading terror..."
- Abdullah Wassaf, the destruction of Baghdad
"A carpet is large enough to accommodate two sufis, but the world is not large enough for two Kings"
- Selim I, Ottoman Sultan
"To Qutuz the Mamluk, who fled to escape our swords. You should think of what happened to other countries and submit to us."
- Hulagu Khan's ultimatum to the Egyptians
"You cannot escape from the terror of our armies. Where can you flee? What road will you use to escape us? Our horses are swift, our arrows sharp, our swords like thunderbolts, our hearts as hard as the mountains, our soldiers as numerous as the sand. Fortresses will not detain us, nor arms stop us. Your prayers to God will not avail against us. We are not moved by tears nor touched by lamentations."
- Hulagu Khan's ultimatum to the Egyptians
"We will shatter your mosques and reveal the weakness of your God and then we will kill your children and your old men together. At present you are the only enemy against whom we have to march."
- Hulagu Khan's ultimatum to the Egyptians
"The Empress has heard much of your ability as a general. Though you are her enemy, she admires you as a soldier."
Byzantine Empress Irene's letter to Abbasid Caliph Harun Rashid
"One day Harun Rashid read, A book wherein the poet said, Where are the kings and where the rest, Of those who once the world possessed?"
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Fight in Allah’s Cause those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah like not the transgressors. And kill them wherever you find and catch them, and drive them out from where they have turned you out; for Al-Fitnah [polytheism, disbelief, oppression] is worse than slaughter."
- Qur'an 2.190-2.191
The Turks crept up, howling loudly and shooting a shower of arrows. Stunned and almost dead, and with many wounded, we immediately fled. And it was no wonbder, for such warfare was new to us all.
- Gesta Francorum
A latin knight, as long as his horse was in good condition, could not be knocked down. Covered by a mail hauberk from head to foot... the most violent blows had no effect on him. But once his horse was killed, the knight was thrown and taken prisoner.
- Baha al Din, Saladin's biographer.
"All Mohammedans of India will remain with Abdali. Courtiers of Mughals are involved in conspiracy. You must not trust them, yet you must listen to them."
- Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal
"…one must go on jihad at least once a year..."
- Al-Ghazali, theologian and philosopher circa early 12th century
“It is not sufficient that I succeed - all others must fail.”
“The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.”
- Ghenghis Khan
“In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in the mountains, On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows, In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame, The good deeds a man has done before defend him”
- Bhagavad Gita
"The lion is most handsome when looking for food”
"Reason is like an officer when the king appears. The officer then loses his power and hides himself."
- Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Persian poet and mystic circa 13th century (1207-1273)
The Persians are famed for their archers, the Turks for their horsemen, and India for its armies.
- Arab proverb
"If anyone worships Muhammad, let them know that Muhammad is dead, but if anyone worships Allah, then let them know that Allah is living and does not die" -umar ibn al-khatab the second caliph (after prophet muhamed's death)-
More Genghis Khan because he's a badass.
“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”
“The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.”
“If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.”
And lastly, an awesome one:
“It is not sufficient that I suceed - all others must fail.”
"I, the Sultan Khan the Conqueror,
hereby declare the whole world that,
The Bosnian Franciscans granted with this sultanate firman are under my protection. And I command that:
No one shall disturb or give harm to these people and their churches! They shall live in peace in my state. These people who have become emigrants, shall have security and liberty. They may return to their monasteries which are located in the borders of my state.
No one from my empire notable, viziers, clerks or my maids will break their honour or give any harm to them!
No one shall insult, put in danger or attack these lives, properties, and churches of these people!
Also, what and those these people have brought from their own countries have the same rights...
By declaring this firman, I swear on my sword by the holy name of Allah who has created the ground and sky, Allah's prophet Mohammed, and 124.000 former prophets that; no one from my citizens will react or behave the opposite of this firman!"
- Mehmet 2 the conquer ( ottoman sultan)
“The Saracens, always
laying snares for the Christians, lie hidden in the hollow places of the mountains and
the caves of the rocks, watching day and night, and always on the lookout for those
whom they can attack.”
- Abbot Daniel, a russian pilgrim in Jerusalem about 1100
Sharaf Ad-Din Ali Yazdi,Zafarnama
"It is a common observation that the grandeur of princes is known by the monuments which remain of them after their death"
Temur-e-lang
"Be valiant and keep your sword in your hand with courage that like me you may enjoy a long reign and a vast empire"
Sultan Bayazid I
"To fight is our habit,to join in combat our aim,to struggle for the faith our task"
Genghis Khan
"If you had not committed great sins,God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you"
Rumi
"Do not be flattered by reason,reason is only the child of the mind"
Hafiz
"A poet is someone who can pour light into a spoon, then raise it to nourish your beautiful parched, holy mouth"
Constantinople will be conquered,Blessed is the commander who will conquer it, and blessed are his troops (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 4, 335).
Alp Arslan
- "I love the war because there is victory at its end."
- "What would you have done, had I been brought before you as a prisoner?"
- "My punishment is far heavier, I forgive you, and set you free."
Mulla Nasrudin
- "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."
“If some among them are innocent, it is expedient that they should be assayed like gold in the furnace and purged by proper judicial examination.”
Royal letter opening the Enquiry into the Templars 1307
"European merchants supply the best weaponry,
contributing to their own defeat." Saladin, in a letter to the Caliph in Baghdad
"The Franks have none of the better qualities of men, except courage" A quote from a muslim doctor
Those who follow me into war with their bodies and souls in the name of great Allah! You will be embraced by Heaven if you die as a martyr, acquire great wealth if you survive. Those who will leave! Fire in other life, betrayal in this one awaits you
Sultan Alparslan, before Battle of Menzikert (Malazgirt in Turkish)
(Prof. Dr Mehmet Altan Köymen, Great Seljuk Empire during Alparslan The Great)
"These are the lands that even birds are afraid of flying"
Anon reference for Turkish archery skills.
(Godfrey Goodwin, Janissaries)
There is no chance of our foes death by our hands. May he become advisor (vizier) to Selim The Grim."
Anatolian curse (Selim I, is one of the great Sultans of Ottoman Dynasty is reputed for executing his advisors even for slightest offences, like voicing their opinions!)
Osmans dream
Osman saw himself and his host reposing near each other. From the bosom of Edebali rose the full moon (emblem of Mal Hatoon), and inclining towards the bosom of Osman it sank upon it, and was lost to sight. After that a goodly tree sprang forth, which grew in beauty and in strength, ever greater and greater. Still did the embracing verdure of its boughs and branches cast an ampler and an ampler shade, until they canopied the extreme horizon of the three parts of the world. Under the tree stood four mountains, which he knew to be Caucasus, Atlas, Taurus, and Haemus. These mountains were the four columns that seemed to support the dome of the foliage of the sacred tree with which the earth was now centered. From the roots of the tree gushed forth four rivers, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Danube, and the Nile. Tall ships and barks innumerable were on the waters. The fields were heavy with harvest. The mountain sides were clothed with forests. Thence in exulting and fertilizing abundance sprang fountains and rivulets that gurgled through thickets of the cypress and the rose. In the valleys glittered stately cities, with domes and cupolas, with pyramids and obelisks, with minarets and towers. The Crescent shone on their summits: from their galleries sounded the Muezzin’s call to prayer. That sound was mingled with the sweet voices of a thousand nightingales, and with the prattling of countless parrots of every hue. Every kind of singing bird was there. The winged multitude warbled and flitted around beneath the fresh living roof of the interlacing branches of the all-overarching tree; and every leaf of that tree was in shape like unto a scimitar. Suddenly there arose a mighty wind, and turned the points of the sword-leaves towards the various cities of the world, but especially towards Constantinople. That city, placed at the junction of two seas and two continents, seemed like a diamond set between two sapphires and two emeralds, to form the most precious stone in a ring of universal empire. Osman thought that he was in the act of placing that visional ring on his finger, when he awoke.
Heres some quotes i found not really suitable for the mod but i thought they were nice anyway :original:
''If Allah brings you to it,He will bring you through it''
''Knowledge is understanding a Tomato is a fruit,Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad'' ....Made me chuckle
''Put aside your pride,put aside your arrogance,and remember your grave''
Some Machiavelli quotes...
''A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise''
''Before all else, be armed''
''Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed''
''Never was anything great achieved without danger''
''There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of othe
I'll go ahead and post some quotes from the Holy Qur'an about fighting, hope you dont find these to be "preachy"---
2.190. Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors.
2.193. And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah. But if they cease, Let there be no hostility except to those who practise oppression.
3.158. And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto Allah that ye are brought together.
3.169. Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;
4.76. Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.
8.15. O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them.
9:14. Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help gain victory, and heal the breasts of Believers.
8:30. They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah.
8:57. If ye encounter the enemy in battle, destroy them as an example to those who come after, so they may take heed.
8:69. But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fear Allah. for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
30:2-3. Certainly, the romans will be defeated (by persia) in the nearer land. Then they will rise again and win within a few years. Such is Allah's decision.
Some Hadith:
"It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing." Prophet Muhammad, Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 1011
" '...what is the best type of Jihad .' The Prophet answered: 'Speaking truth before a tyrannical ruler.' " Riyadh us-Saleheen Volume 1:195
"Avoid cruelty and injustice...and guard yourselves against miserliness, for this has ruined nations who lived before you." Prophet Muhammad, Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 203.
"He who has ruled even ten people will be brought shackled on the Day of Resurrection, until either his justice loosens his chains or his tyranny brings him to destruction." Prophet Muhammad, Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1037
" 'I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this,' putting his index and middle fingers together." Prophet Muhammad, Sahih Al-Bukhari 8:34.
# Greed and faith can never co-exist in the human heart.
Source: An-Nasa’i, on the Authority of Abu Hurayrah
One who walks with a tyrant, in the full knowledge that he is a tyrant, in order to strengthen him, is such as has already left the fold of Islam.
Source: Al-Bayhaqi, on the Authority of Aus Bin Shurahabi
WHEW.... ENOUGH FOR NOW 
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