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He spent most of his career fighting other Muslims, it can be argued that he was doing this to further Jihad however it must be considered the immense power he gained from taking rival Muslim cities, a unified Muslim front would have been useful to Jihad but also extremely lucrative to Nur-al-D 

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He spent most of his career fighting other Muslims, it can be argued that he was doing this to further Jihad however it must be considered the immense power he gained from taking rival Muslim cities, a unified Muslim front would have been useful to Jihad but also extremely lucrative to Nur-al-D 

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Raided Tripoli and the Galilee and attacked Kerak before his death - not a great image for a jihadi

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Only decided to go down to the Holy City (Jerusalem) because of his illness, not for religious pilgrimage purposes

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Only decided to go down to the Holy City (Jerusalem) because of his illness, not for religious pilgrimage purposes

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the iranain imad ad-din al-isfahani described him as the most chaste, pious, sagacious and virtuous of kings', and ibn al-Athir saw in Nur ad-din the restoration of the glorious age of the first khalifs. 

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the iranain imad ad-din al-isfahani described him as the most chaste, pious, sagacious and virtuous of kings', and ibn al-Athir saw in Nur ad-din the restoration of the glorious age of the first khalifs. 

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Nurredin was able to demand troops from Damascus for a campaign against Ascalon in 1150 pleading the cause of jihad.  

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Nurredin was able to demand troops from Damascus for a campaign against Ascalon in 1150 pleading the cause of jihad.  

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nurradin had built half of he 42 madrasas built in Syria in this period. 

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nurradin had built half of he 42 madrasas built in Syria in this period. 

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Nuradin's general attitude and behavior towards the key ideologies of greater jihad were serious and sincere; along with his building projects that Abi has already mentioned, he also would say that he could not give money to his wife as he had already given it away to charitable causes.

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Nuradin's general attitude and behavior towards the key ideologies of greater jihad were serious and sincere; along with his building projects that Abi has already mentioned, he also would say that he could not give money to his wife as he had already given it away to charitable causes.

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He adopted Jerusalem as the main objective for his campaign as it was until the first crusade a revived spiritual center for pilgrims who couldn't reach Mecca and it played a very important in the life of the Prophet, hence it became a target for the Jihad campaign and a constant in the mind of Nur-al-Din.   

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He adopted Jerusalem as the main objective for his campaign as it was until the first crusade a revived spiritual center for pilgrims who couldn't reach Mecca and it played a very important in the life of the Prophet, hence it became a target for the Jihad campaign and a constant in the mind of Nur-al-Din.   

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Wished to install a minbar within the al-Aqsa mosque once the crusaders had been evicted after his aspiration for the conquest of Jerusalem in buildings

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Used the idea to his advantages not because he was one:

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Used the idea to his advantages not because he was one:

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Nur ad-Din realized that the practical value of the jihad was ideal in building up his own territorial power

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Nur al- Din unified Syria  with the taking of Damascus a vision Zengi had had for years, this unifed front allowed for a more effective and stronger Jihad as the combined power of the muslim world could be launched against the Franks .

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Nur al- Din unified Syria  with the taking of Damascus a vision Zengi had had for years, this unifed front allowed for a more effective and stronger Jihad as the combined power of the muslim world could be launched against the Franks .

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He established Madrasas and khanqas as well as a 'palace of justice' in 1163 where he was the chief judge in cases. He treated his judical duties

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nurredins victory at inab in 1149 which lead to the death of prince raymond of antioch, proved the realisation that nurredin was more formidable than zengi and was more comitted to an anti frankish jihad.

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nurredins victory at inab in 1149 which lead to the death of prince raymond of antioch, proved the realisation that nurredin was more formidable than zengi and was more comitted to an anti frankish jihad.

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Damascus: Specifically, the DAMASCUENES  were intimidated by the power and influence of Nuradin;
he inflicted a heavy defeat of Raymond of Antioch at Inab and and subsequently attacked Damascus.

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he built facilities for Sunni Islamic education and training. this was because he was creating a new generation of Sunni "qadis

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Sending Raymond's head to the Baghdad as sign of his spiritual duty and motivations to serve jihad.   

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Sending Raymond's head to the Baghdad as sign of his spiritual duty and motivations to serve jihad.   

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damascus; nurredin attacking damascus awakened a sense fo jihad amongst the damascuenes 

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damascus; nurredin attacking damascus awakened a sense fo jihad amongst the damascuenes 