Interpretations of Nur al-Din by Giles Barker https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz Thomas Asbridge en-us 2016-09-11 09:56:05 UTC 2026-01-12 21:32:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Thomas Asbridge gilesbarker84 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/122951220 'On 15th May 1174 Nur al-Din died, his body later being interred in one of the religious schools he had had build in Damascus. Even among his enemies the Franks, Nur al-Din was revered as a 'mighty persecutor of the Christian name and faith...a just and valiant prince'. He was the first Muslim leader since the advent of the crusades to unite Aleppo and Damascus. His vision and quickening sense of devotion had ushered in a new era of religious rejuvenation within the Sunni world, resuscitating the notion of jihad against Islam's enemies as an emblematic and imperative cause. And yet, at his death, the Franks remained unconquered, and the hallowed city of Jerusalem still lay in Christendom's hands.']]> 2016-09-11 09:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/122951220 Main Argument 11smithl https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194190811 Nur al-Din was focused on uniting the Muslim forces rather than conquering the Christian forces]]> 2017-10-05 08:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194190811 Nur al-Din revived the Jihadic spirit through uniting Muslims, though he was ultimately unsuccessful. https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194190991 2017-10-05 08:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194190991 11burkej https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192455 Nur al-Din saw that the unity of the Muslims was more beneficial for his rule. Rather than defeating the crusaders. ]]> 2017-10-05 08:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192455 Nur-al Din was respected widely for his piety and ambition to unite the Muslim world and enhance the message of jihad. 11plantc https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192688 2017-10-05 08:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192688 11hammondseleanor https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192794 Nur al-Din's main focus was on Muslim unity, and the focus on religion and promoting jihad.

]]> 2017-10-05 08:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192794 In Favour of the Source... 11plantc https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192985 2017-10-05 08:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194192985 Religious schools https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193081 42 madrasas were built in Syria during Nur ad-Din's rule, which created a new generation of Sunni qadis and imans]]> 2017-10-05 08:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193081 Against the Source... 11plantc https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193096 2017-10-05 08:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193096 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193473 After the Battle of Inab, he didn't go on to take Antioch showing his lack of interest on the Franks]]> 2017-10-05 08:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193473 Against 11burkej https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193496 However Asbridge argues that Nur al-Dins rule wasn't motivated by religious factors as he failed to organise an attack on Jerusalem to regain it from Christian control. Considering the religious significance of the city having 'the Franks unconquered' shows how Asbridge doesn't agree that Nur al-Dins plan of Muslim unity is the most effective]]> 2017-10-05 08:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194193496 The source suggests that Nur al-Din had not achieved his aim by the time of his time. However, after the Battle of Inab, he had reduced the power of the principality of Antioch while still being able to use it as a buffer between himself and the Byzantine Empire. He had also established unity between the Muslims of Aleppo, Mosul, Damascus and Eygpt. https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194194371 2017-10-05 08:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194194371 11hammondseleanor https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194194901 Nur al-din renounced alcohol and wore plain rough cloth tooutwardly show his piety. Before battles he would pray for Islam not for himself. ]]> 2017-10-05 08:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194194901 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194195530 he wasn't interested in attacking the franks he would simply attack anyone that was an enemy to the Muslims, his intentions are to defeat enemies whether they were of a different faith or heretical within Islam]]> 2017-10-05 08:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194195530 These are good summaries. He certainly was committed to the concept of jihad and did a great deal to lay the foundations for the development of the concept in future. However, his policies achieved relatively little in terms of political gains. gilesbarker84 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194196234 2017-10-05 08:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194196234 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194196551 He has united the resources of Mosul,Edessa,Aleppo and Damascus behind him ]]> 2017-10-05 08:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/c017a9lqtndz/wish/194196551