In 1177 he became the head of the Jewish community, and in 1185 he was appointed physician to the court of the famous Muslim leader Saladin.
वहाँ के छोटे यहूदी समुदाय को मसीहीजगत के धर्म - योद्धाओं और मुसलमान दलों से भी ख़तरा था ।