Salahuddin Smiled At This While Dying | Dr. Hassan Elwan
By Sh. Omar Suleiman | 2026-05-22T02:52:44.618749+00:00 | Topic: Death
Summary
Salahuddin's Illness
- Salahuddin's health deteriorated.
- He loved the Quran and had it recited to him nightly.
- Reciters would recite two to three juz every night.
Coma and Recitation
- Salahuddin went into a coma.
- During recitation, he would respond 'sahih, true, true' to Allah's names.
- This continued until a specific verse was recited.
Quran 9:129
- Verse about Allah being the only deity worthy of worship.
- Reliance on Allah.
- Allah is the Lord of the great throne.
Salahuddin's Final Moment
- Upon hearing the verse, Salahuddin's face lit up with a smile.
- He passed away peacefully.
- A great Sultan has passed away.
Salahuddin's Final Moments
Salahuddin's health kept deteriorating. He loved the Quran, so they brought a reciter. Every night they would recite two to three juz for Salahuddin Al-Ayubi.
The Sultan went into a full coma and the reciter would say, anytime I recite one of the names of Allah, he says "sahih, true, true," and then he goes back into a coma. And then he said, till I reached one verse:
"It is indeed Allah, the one that no deity is worthy of worship except Him. On Him do I rely, and He is the Lord of the great throne."
And he said, "I saw Salahuddin's face light up, a big smile, and he gave his soul out." The great Sultan, the Sultan that's so beloved to all the people, the one that liberated Jerusalem, the one that united the Muslims, the one that represented compassion, has passed away.