Just and Holy War. The Development of Jihad

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject History - Miscellaneous, grade: 79.0%, Durham University, language: English, abstract: This essay focuses on how ideas of jihad developed at the time of the First Crusade, focusing on the Kitab al-Jihab of al-Sulami and the changes in the theory of jihad since the time of the prophet Muhammad and the Ummayad Caliphate.