Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Alexander Siddig: Imad

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Quotes 

• 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.

• Imad : Your quality will be known among your enemies, before ever you meet them.

• 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.

• Nasir : [to Balian]  ... and if God does not love you, how could you have done the things you have done?

• Imad : [a Saracen knight yells at Balian in Arabic]  He says, that is his horse.

  Balian of Ibelin : Why would it be his horse?

  Imad : Because it is on his land.

  Balian of Ibelin : I took this horse from the sea.

  Imad : [Imad translates, the knight yells again]  He says you are a great liar and he will fight you because you are a liar.

  Balian of Ibelin : I have no desire to fight.

  Imad : Then you must give him the horse.

  [Balian draws his sword] 

• Imad : This is not a very good horse... I will not keep him.

  [he hands the reins to Balian] 

• Nasir : You reap what you sow. You have heard of this, no?

• Imad : [discussing how to break Jerusalem's defenses]  The wall where the Christopher Gate used to be has been weakened.

  Saracen Engineer : Yes, usually when a gate is blocked in, it is weaker than the wall around it.

  Mullah : Or stronger.

  Imad : It is weaker, Rashid has seen it. This will be our door into Jerusalem.