The First Arrow of Islam: The Confluence of Politics, Religion, and Culture in the Battle of Badr

Abstract

The western view of Islamic military history has generally been treated from the viewpoint of western culture and through western eyes. It has most notably been seen in light of the Crusades or wars of Islamic conquest but has rarely been given due justification from any cultural or political point of view. The rise of western interest in Islamic warfare has increased because of the perceived rise in Islamic Fundamentalism in the past century, but Islamic warfare has been around much longer than just the Crusades or the so-called Islamic Fundamentalism and Islamic Globalization of recent years. The modern form of Muslim extremist warfare has been treated mainly as an extension of jihad, or holy war, and very little emphasis is given to any cultural or political backgrounds to a particular conflict. Moreover, the vast majority of Islamic warfare in history has been offensive in nature with very few exceptions to the contrary (the Crusades being one).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1020049

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  • John K. Martin

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