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The Conflict Between Christendom And Islam

Since Islam came into being, it has clashed numerously with the already

established Christianity. Their rivalry has never ceased until today. Modern

Examples would be Bosnia and Lebanon. There were not only military clashes

but political as well as economical. Although, the rivalry was incredibly intense,

ironically, Arabic or Islamic culture managed to severely influence the Christian

kingdoms. However, Christianity used all the advantages provided by Islam to

their advantage and through that they managed to keep the Arabs at bay.

Islamic civilization and its rise were thanks to one man and that is the last

prophet, Prophet Muhammad. Islam came into being in 622AD and it was the last

of the great civilizations. Islam managed to push the Arabs into a new kind of

Unity , which at the same time spread far beyond Arabia, Persians, Indians,

North African countries and parts of Europe came under its domination.

The Arabs managed to capture most of the most powerful economic

areas. In the Mediterranean their navy conquered Cyprus and crippled Byzantine

sea power. They first clashed with the Christians when they tried to besiege

. . .

However, in the first crusade, religion was almost the only motive

encouraging the crusaders apart from economics. The Christians thought the first

crusade was an immense success. He forebade the

use of images in Eastern churches and tried to enforce the ban in the West, even

though his efforts insulted the Western churches. The third crusade, in the 12th

century, enlisted the most powerful Western rulers like King Richard the lion

heart of England. The

nobility also recognized the vast amounts of fortunes they could make in these

wars. ( Craig, Graham, Kagan, Turner, The heritage of western civ. Pp 347-350 )

In 1187, Saladin reconquered Jerusalem. The reply in three years was the launch of the first

Crusades. They tried to conquer France but the Franks under the leader

Charles Martel handed the Arabs their first defeat. Trade between the Eastern and Western side

of the world was one of the greatest interactions between the two. ( Jacobs, Fisher, Einzholdt, Islamic Heritage, Pp 235-241)

The conclusion, which I have come by, is that Islam and Christianity

had nothing against each other except for economics and power.

The first crusade was a risky venture. The aggressiveness of the Arabs forced

western Europeans to rely on their own resources and to develop their own

heritage and culture.

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