Interpretations of Nur ad Din by Giles Barker https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe Jotischky en-us 2016-09-11 09:45:33 UTC 2017-10-10 07:04:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Andrew Jotischky gilesbarker84 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/122950877 'Following the chroniclers, Eliwsseeff, his modern biographer, had seen Nur ad-Din's career as guided by zeal for the jihad, in an apparently smooth progression from the imposition of internal justice, order and religious orthodoxy on Syria to the conquest of the infidel - internal jihad, in other words, followed by the outward extension of the ideal.']]> 2016-09-11 09:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/122950877 Main Argument 11smithl https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194189473 Nur ad-Din fought due to his religious motivation]]> 2017-10-05 08:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194189473 Jotischky's argument 11burkej https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194190684 He argues that Nur al-Din was strongly motivated to succeed by his religious devotion and jihad against the Crusaders. ]]> 2017-10-05 08:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194190684 Against 11snookc https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194191380 Nur ad-Din didn't fight for jihad, during his conquest he took both Muslim and Christian lands irrespective of religion such as he took Mosul from the Seljuks and decl]]> 2017-10-05 08:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194191380 Main argument https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194192299 Nur ad-din was motivated by religious factors.]]> 2017-10-05 08:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194192299 Main Argument https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194192614 Jihad began with wanting to maintain order in Syria and developed into a campaign against non-Muslims. The development was not forced and it didn't cause much tension - 'smoothly']]> 2017-10-05 08:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194192614 Main argument 11devonr https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194192846 The main argument of this source is that Nur Al Din's main motivation was religious devotion "jihad"]]> 2017-10-05 08:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194192846 In Favour of the Source... 11plantc https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194193574 2017-10-05 08:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194193574 Against the Source... 11plantc https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194193769 2017-10-05 08:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194193769 For https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194193814 He retook Edessa in 1146 and by doing so removing western influence in the East ]]> 2017-10-05 08:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194193814 11hammondseleanor https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194196300 Nur al-din demonstrated his piety by going on the hajj,and wearing simply clothing. His main focus was on portaying his religion and promoting jihad, and spreading islam as far across asia minor as possible.

]]> 2017-10-05 08:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194196300 These arguments are not precise enough. Simple statement summaries won't allow discussion. gilesbarker84 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194196977 2017-10-05 08:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194196977 Although the source is suggesting that he was a jihadi warrior it also gives the impression of a clear progression within his policies. He was a logical and strategic figure. gilesbarker84 https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194197356 2017-10-05 08:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194197356 11smithl https://padlet.com/gilesbarker84/mu19bwa1jdqe/wish/194197919 If he was religiously motivated he would have taken Antioch after the Battle of Inab, however he left it as a weak Christian state showing how he was militarily motivated rather than religiously.

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