Ali ibn al-Athir
Another Arabic word sometimes used for Christians, particularly in a political context, is "Ṣalībī" ( "Crusader") from "ṣalīb" ( "cross"), which refers to Crusaders and may have negative connotations. However, "Ṣalībī" is a modern term; historically, Muslim writers described European Christian Crusaders as "al-Faranj" or "Alfranj" () and "Firinjīyah" () in Arabic. This word comes from the name of the Franks and can be seen in the Arab history text Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ali ibn al-Athir.