"If God wills, we shall cleanse this land of all infidels."

"My greatest fear is that after I am gone, the Muslims will fall into discord and the Franks will return."

"I have become the great king, the ruler of the lands, but I have not become proud because of it. I know that it is a trust from God."

"We shall meet them on the field of battle and show them the might of Islam."

"When God granted me the conquest of Jerusalem, I thanked Him for it, but I did not imagine that I would then be able to rest. Indeed, I knew that the struggle would now be greater, for the Franks woul…"