conflict between islam and christianity
The Conflict Between Christendom And IslamSince 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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