Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami
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Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (died 1106) was a
crusaders in the aftermath of the First Crusade
.
In 1105 al-Sulami published his treatise, Kitab al-Jihad ("Book of Struggle" or "Book of Jihad"), and preached his ideas from the Great Mosque in Damascus. He recognized the dangers of the Christian invaders connected with the ongoing Christian reconquests of
Nur ad-Din Zangi and Saladin
.
Only two manuscripts of the Kitab survive, both incomplete, and both in Damascus.