Child
The simile of a child who kills the snake has been used for Saladin. His paternal grandmother saw in a dream that a snake was coming towards Sultan’s mother’s belly, while she was expecting with a child. The child came out of the belly and there was a sword in his hand. The child tore the snake into pieces with that sword. The dream depicts that Sultan would become a warrior like the child who killed the snake. Sultan would eradicate the evils which would be coming towards him like the snake in the dream. His paternal grandmother used to narrate this dream to Saladin and predicted that her dream would come true one day and Allah would assist him in his path.
Fore-bearers
The Sultan has used the simile of forebears of Jerusalem to inform the Christians about his generous treatment. Saladin tells the people after retaking Jerusalem that he would not inflict violence on Christians and Jews or humiliate them like the people who ruled there before him. The Christians used to torture the Muslims and they used to accuse them of being the enemies of God. They did not respect their religious beliefs or rituals and used every possible way to oppress the Muslims. After defeating them, Saladin says that he would not adopt their ways of oppression and violence and would propagate a Generous attitude towards other non-Muslim communities.
Offending Member
The metaphor of offending member has been used for Messud, who was a higher officer in army. Kamil was Messud’s friend and his second wife; Halima cheated on him with Messud. Halima did not love Kamil and she revealed on Messud that she loves him. She seduces Messud and they get indulge in a relationship in the absence of Kamil. When Kamil returns, he murderers Messud in a fit of rage and calls him the offending member and the matter is taken to the Sultan. Sultan does not order to kill Kamil despite of the requests of others and instead of punishing Halima, who was actually responsible for the whole matter, Sultan takes her to his harem after listening to her biography.
Believers
The metaphor of believers has been employed for people of all religions whether they were on Saladin's side or not. The believers were not a homogenous group; instead, they were heterogeneous and Saladin fought for their rights. Some believers were spies who told the Franj about Saladin and his plans. While others which included Christians, Muslims and Jews felt themselves more secure under Saladin's rule. They preferred helping Saladin over assisting the crusaders who were inflicting violence upon both Muslims and Jews.
