Saladin Quotes in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

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: 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: [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: As-Salaam-Alaikum

Balian of Ibelin: And peace be with you.

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.

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.

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.

Saladin: This is my brother, Fakhr.

Saladin: May the Seven Doves rest on your shoulders.

Sir Kenneth: Doves or vultures, you slippery infidel?

Saladin: Come, I invite you to share the waters of the oasis with me.

Saladin: These strange pale-eyed Goths, they show their hearts like the bumps on a pomegranate.