Jerusalem is one of the holiest cities in the entire world. Home to holy places, synagogues, mosques, and churches, millions of people visit the city of Jerusalem. It is also a place of conflict as the three major world religions view Jerusalem as one of the sacred places for their religion. In addition, history has shown that each of these religions wanted to take control of Jerusalem, and destroyed the holy sites belonging to the others. Finally, none of the religions want others to control the region and wish they themselves had sole power over the city.
To begin, there are three major world religions that view Jerusalem as a holy city. Those religions are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. They all have specific reasons for viewing it as …show more content…
A crusade is a military expedition which was enforced by the Europeans and Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover holy land from the Muslims. The crusade that is going to be discussed is the one in 1187. About 900 years ago, there was a Muslim military and political leader named Saladin. His goal was for Islamic conquest of Jerusalem and other Holy Land cities in the near east. At the same time, a group called the Crusaders with King Richard I of England wanted to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims and take control of Jerusalem. A war called the Battle of Hattin started on July 4th between these groups. The Muslims led by Saladin won the war and took control of Jerusalem and its holy cities. They captured Guy of Lusignan, the King of Jerusalem, and then helped kill Saladin’s enemy. The remaining captured Christians were sold on the slave markets. In September of 1187, Balian of Ibelin, a crusader of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created 60 new knights to fight Saladin with. Knowing this, Saladin impacted the holy sites of Judaism by attacking the Tower of David and the Damascus Gate. Muslims were in control for a long time
To begin, there are three major world religions that view Jerusalem as a holy city. Those religions are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. They all have specific reasons for viewing it as …show more content…
A crusade is a military expedition which was enforced by the Europeans and Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover holy land from the Muslims. The crusade that is going to be discussed is the one in 1187. About 900 years ago, there was a Muslim military and political leader named Saladin. His goal was for Islamic conquest of Jerusalem and other Holy Land cities in the near east. At the same time, a group called the Crusaders with King Richard I of England wanted to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims and take control of Jerusalem. A war called the Battle of Hattin started on July 4th between these groups. The Muslims led by Saladin won the war and took control of Jerusalem and its holy cities. They captured Guy of Lusignan, the King of Jerusalem, and then helped kill Saladin’s enemy. The remaining captured Christians were sold on the slave markets. In September of 1187, Balian of Ibelin, a crusader of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created 60 new knights to fight Saladin with. Knowing this, Saladin impacted the holy sites of Judaism by attacking the Tower of David and the Damascus Gate. Muslims were in control for a long time