Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Ghassan Massoud: Saladin

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Quotes 

• Balian of Ibelin : What is Jerusalem worth?

  Saladin : Nothing.

  [walks away] 

  Saladin : Everything!

• Balian of Ibelin : [Saladin has just offered safe conduct in his terms]  When the Christians captured Jerusalem, they massacred every Muslim in the city walls...

  Saladin : I am not those men. I am Salahudin.

  [with more emphasis] 

  Saladin : Sala-hu-din!

• Saladin : Who defends?

  Imad : Balian of Ibelin, the son of Godfrey.

  Saladin : Godfrey? Godfrey nearly killed me in the Lebanon. Truly, I did not know he had a son.

  Imad : It was his son at Kerak.

  Saladin : The one you let live?

  Imad : Yes.

  Saladin : Perhaps you should not have.

  Imad : Perhaps I should have had a different teacher.

• Saladin : [to Guy de Lusignan]  A king does not kill a king. Were you not close enough to a great king to learn by his example?

• Saladin : Will you yield the city?

  Balian of Ibelin : Before I lose it, I will burn it to the ground. Your holy places - ours. Every last thing in Jerusalem that drives men mad.

  Saladin : I wonder if it would not be better if you did.

• Saladin : As-Salaam-Alaikum

  Balian of Ibelin : And peace be with you.

• Mullah : [the mullah pays a visit to Saladin in his tent after the battle at Kerak]  Why did we retire? Why? God did not favor them. God alone determines the results of battles.

  Saladin : The results of battles ARE determined by God, but also by preparation, numbers, the absence of disease, and the availability of water. One cannot maintain a siege with the enemy behind. How many battles did God win for the Muslims before I came... that is, before God determined that I should come?

  Mullah : Few enough. That's because we were sinful.

  Saladin : It is because you were unprepared.

  Mullah : If you think that way, you shall not be king for long.

  Saladin : [Saladin rises to his feet]  When I'm not king, I quake for Islam. Thank you for your visit.

  [the mullah does not budge; Saladin takes a step forward and extends his hand] 

  Saladin : Thank you for your visit.

  [the mullah takes his meaning and grasps the offered hand] 

  Mullah : You promised. You promised to return Jerusalem. Don't forget.

  [he leaves] 

  Saladin : If I do not deliver war, I have no peace.

  Imad : The King of Jerusalem will die soon. When he is dead, the boy will become king of a kingdom he cannot control. The Christians will make the war you need.

• Saladin : I pray you pull back your cavalry and leave this matter to me.

  King Baldwin IV : I pray you retire unharmed to Damascus. Reynald of Chatillon will be punished. I swear it. Withdraw or we will all die here.

• Saladin : When I'm not King, I quake for Islam.

• Reynald : I drink water for what it is.

  Saladin : I did not give the cup to you.

  Reynald : No, my Lord.

  Saladin : A king does not kill a king.