Another Arabic word sometimes used for Christians, particularly in a political context, is Salibi ( "Crusader") from salib ( "cross") which refers to Crusaders and has negative connotations. However, Salibi is a modern term; historically, Muslim writers described European Christian Crusaders as al-Faranj or Alfranj () and Firinjiyah () in Arabic" This word comes from the Franks and can be seen in the Arab history text Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ali ibn al-Athir.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): What does Alfranj mean?
European Christian Crusaders