The use of the word crusade against the Islamic community in the war against terrorism after the 911 attack resulted into a big uproar among the Muslim communities all over the world. The use of the word by President Bush reawakened the incidences of the middle ages. Crusades were sequence of religious military attacks against the Islam by the powerful Roman Catholic Popes to reclaim the Christians holy lands. The holy lands had been captured by Islam societies after the fall of the Roman Empire. These crusades led to the recapturing of Jerusalem which was considered to be a Christian holy city. The main aim of the crusades was to stop the first expansion of the Islam religion and force the Muslim to be converted into Christians. The crusades were a response of the Roman Catholic Church through its influential and mad popes to a request by the Byzantine Empire to assist them fight against the Seljuk Turks Islam society which had gained the control of Anatolia in the present day Turkey. The crusades were therefore prompted by both political and religious reasons as well as economical reasons. The crusades increased the rivalry between different religious groups as rival groups formed alliances against their opponents.
The implications of the crusades against the Muslim society were far reaching. Both the Roman Catholic community and the Muslim society were affected socially and politically by the crusades. The main cause of these crusades was the religious significance of the holy land to the Roman Catholic. The land was associated with the birth and ministry of Jesus who was the founder of Christianity. Before the fall of the Roman Empire, the land was under the control of Christians. However, in the seventh century, the Muslim community gained the control over the holy land. The crusades were as direct response by the Roman Catholic Church to the antagonism of Islam religion.
According to the Muslims perspective, the crusades main goal was to force the Muslim society to abandon their religion and be converted to Roman Catholics. On the other hand, the Christians believe that the Muslims were an enemy of the church. It was therefore the duty of the crusaders to fight and defend the church against Islam. The Roman Catholic Popes preached and taught their followers that the war against Islam and other rival religions was a penance. The crusaders were therefore considered soldiers of the church and were commissioned by the pope. There were nine crusades in which many people, both Muslims and Christians were killed. Both religions believed that they were fighting for their God against Satan.
The crusades have been considered by many historians as the major source of conflict between the two major religions of the world. The mutual hatred between the two religions has endured the test of time and is evident today. The memories of the crusades influence the relationship of the two religions. This can be used to explain the uproar of the Muslim against the use of the word crusade by President Bush on his war on terrorism. The United States being a Christian dominated society, crusades implies mass murder of innocent people to the Muslim society. The Muslims therefore perceived the United States war against terrorism as a war by the Christian dominated western world to eliminate Islam religion in the world.
The implications of the crusades against the Muslim society were far reaching. Both the Roman Catholic community and the Muslim society were affected socially and politically by the crusades. The main cause of these crusades was the religious significance of the holy land to the Roman Catholic. The land was associated with the birth and ministry of Jesus who was the founder of Christianity. Before the fall of the Roman Empire, the land was under the control of Christians. However, in the seventh century, the Muslim community gained the control over the holy land. The crusades were as direct response by the Roman Catholic Church to the antagonism of Islam religion.
According to the Muslims perspective, the crusades main goal was to force the Muslim society to abandon their religion and be converted to Roman Catholics. On the other hand, the Christians believe that the Muslims were an enemy of the church. It was therefore the duty of the crusaders to fight and defend the church against Islam. The Roman Catholic Popes preached and taught their followers that the war against Islam and other rival religions was a penance. The crusaders were therefore considered soldiers of the church and were commissioned by the pope. There were nine crusades in which many people, both Muslims and Christians were killed. Both religions believed that they were fighting for their God against Satan.
The crusades have been considered by many historians as the major source of conflict between the two major religions of the world. The mutual hatred between the two religions has endured the test of time and is evident today. The memories of the crusades influence the relationship of the two religions. This can be used to explain the uproar of the Muslim against the use of the word crusade by President Bush on his war on terrorism. The United States being a Christian dominated society, crusades implies mass murder of innocent people to the Muslim society. The Muslims therefore perceived the United States war against terrorism as a war by the Christian dominated western world to eliminate Islam religion in the world.
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