>>509838719>Omar MukhtarFought Italian occupation of Libya for decades through guerrilla tactics, but forbade harming prisoners and treated enemies with Islamic ethics.
>Abdelkader al-JazairiLed resistance against French colonization in Algeria, yet when Paris mobs attacked Christians, he personally protected them in Syria from massacre.
>Muhammad I of GranadaFounded the last Muslim state in Iberia, skillfully balancing diplomacy and war, while protecting Andalusian culture and religious tolerance.
>Sultan Abd al-Hamid IIResisted European colonization and Zionist offers to sell Palestine, insisting the land belonged to the ummah and was not his to give.
>Sultan BaibarsDefeated Mongols and Crusaders alike, yet revived Islamic scholarship, opened trade routes, and showed mercy to surrendered enemies.
>Muhammad bin QasimConquered Sindh at just 17, and despite his military success, ensured protection for Hindus and Buddhists under Islamic governance.
>Alp ArslanDefeated the Byzantine army at Manzikert against all odds, then personally forgave and honored the captured Emperor Romanos IV.
>Yusuf ibn TashfinDefeated Christian armies in Spain at the Battle of Sagrajas, yet emphasized religious justice and forbade looting or harming civilians.
>Zahiruddin BaburFounded the Mughal Empire with repeated victories against larger armies, and despite being a conqueror, respected all faiths in his domains.
>Sultan Murad IDied in battle at Kosovo defending the Balkans, and was remembered even by Christian chroniclers for his justice and battlefield bravery.
>Ali ibn Abi TalibFought valiantly in early Islamic battles and was unmatched in strength, yet never struck a fleeing opponent and upheld honor even in civil war.
>Imam Hussain ibn AliRefused to bow to tyranny at Karbala, stood with only 72 men against thousands, and died as a symbol of sacrifice and moral resistance.