Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih conquered Constantinople in 1453, fulfilling a prophecy of Muhammad about a wonderful leader and army conquering the city. As the Ottoman Sultan and conqueror of Constantinople, Al-Fatih devoted himself to jihad and was highly ambitious, cultured in warfare, and knowledgeable in many fields including the Quran, Hadith, mathematics, history, and languages. He established an Islamic constitutional monarchy, built schools and mosques, and treated the people of Constantinople mercifully after the conquest, converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Al-Fatih's personality and accomplishments made him an exemplary Muslim leader.

1. Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih
• Name : Sultan Muhammad Al-Fateh
• Date of Birth : 29 March 1432
• Place of Birth : Born during Turki
Uthmaniyah Empire in Edirne
• Father's Name : Sultan Murad II
• Mother's Name : Huma Hatun

2. Rasulullah (pbuh) said :
"Verily you will conquer Constantinople.
What a wonderful leader will he be, and what a wonderful army
will that army be!"
-Reported by Imam Ahmad
The above hadith actually refers to Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih or
Mehmed II, the Conquerer of Constantinople.
Muhammad Al-Fatih: about whom the Prophet gave glad tidings

3. Vision of Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih
His dream of conquest of
Constantinople overwhelmed him
to the extent that he would not talk
about any subject except for the
conquest of Constantinople

4. Conquered Lands
Constantinople
Serbia
Romania
Albania
Bosnia Herzegovina

5. Characteristics which made him one of the great Muslim conquerors
Devoted to Jihad
Highly ambitious
Widely cultured
Deep knowledge of the
skills of war and combat

6. Personality and Self-Quality of Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih
Fear to Allah SWT only
Brave
Love the truth and hate
the fraud
Knowledgeable
Moderate in spending
Humble
Understanding Quranic
verses

7. Field of Knowledge of Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih
Qur’an
Fiqh
Hadith
Mathematics
History Astronomy
Military
Science
Mastered seven
languages
Hebrew
Arabic
Turkish
Latin
Persian Serbian
Greek

8. Muhammad Al-Fatih as a statesman and a sponsor of civilization
During the reign of Sultan Fatih the Ottoman State reached boundaries that it had never done before
He established constitution based on the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (pbuh)
He established more than 300 mosques and also built 57 schools
He was a good poet and a regular reader

9. The character of Muhammad Al-Fatih
Sultan Fatih was a committed Muslim who abode by the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence
He managed to realize his dreams through hard, continuous work and well organized
planning
Through high ambition, determination, and the effort to achieve his goals, he managed
to materialize his dream, make his hope an existing reality which made him one of the
great Muslim heroes and conquerors

10. Generosity of Sultan and Lessons learnt from Sultan Fatih
The Sultan was very tolerant and merciful with the people of the city, and acted according to the teachings of Islam
He commanded his soldiers to treat their prisoners of war in a good manner
The Sultan himself paid the ransoms for a large number of prisoners of war from his own money
The Sultan purchased Hagia Sophia and turned it into a mosque and for the first time, the call for prayer was heard
from this place
He also allowed those who left the city when it was under siege to return home

11. Generosity of Sultan and Lessons learnt from Sultan Fatih
By conquering this great city, the Sultan had established a new frontier for the spread of Islam in the west having
lasting impacts on the world till today
Following the conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Muhammad Al- Fatih protected both Jews and Christians and
respected their rights as citizens of Constantinople
Muhammad Al-Fatih showed us that in order to accomplish anything, not only you need to rely on Allah but also to
put in the effort
Sultan Muhammad al-Fatih’s personality as a good khalifah as well as a good servant of Allah SWT should be
followed by other leaders so that the good development consists of comprehensive and holistic development may
be built

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