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Muslim Martyrdom and Quest for Martyrdom in the Crusading Period

Muslim Martyrdom and Quest for Martyrdom in the Crusading Period Al-Masa¯q, Vol. 14, No. 2, September 2002 Muslim Martyrdom and Quest for Martyrdom in the Crusading Period DANIELLA TALMON-HELLER Etan Kohlberg ends his comprehensive article on “Medieval Muslim views on martyr- dom” saying that: “Modern ideas about martyrdom [shaha¯da] cannot be understood in isolation; they draw their inspiration from the past”. This article deals with shaha¯da and talab al-shaha¯da, namely with the quest for martyrdom, an idea just as modern and as medieval as martyrdom itself. Here it is studied within the historical framework of the con ict between Muslims and Franks in the Levant, in the context of Muslim memory, propaganda and piety. The rst Muslims who lost their lives because of their commitment to the new Islamic faith, were killed ghting their pagan enemies on the battle eld – that is, in a very different manner than the Christian martyrs of late antiquity, martyred for clinging to their faith, or later Christians, propagating their faith in the early Middle Ages. The Qur’a¯n promises ample reward for those “battle eld martyrs”. It says: “Count not those who were slain for the sake of God [literally: in God’s way] as dead, but rather as living with their http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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Muslim Martyrdom and Quest for Martyrdom in the Crusading Period

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Al-Masa¯q, Vol. 14, No. 2, September 2002 Muslim Martyrdom and Quest for Martyrdom in the Crusading Period DANIELLA TALMON-HELLER Etan Kohlberg ends his comprehensive article on “Medieval Muslim views on martyr- dom” saying that: “Modern ideas about martyrdom [shaha¯da] cannot be understood in isolation; they draw their inspiration from the past”. This article deals with shaha¯da and talab al-shaha¯da, namely with the quest for martyrdom, an idea...
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Al-Masa¯q, Vol. 14, No. 2, September 2002 Muslim Martyrdom and Quest for Martyrdom in the Crusading Period DANIELLA TALMON-HELLER Etan Kohlberg ends his comprehensive article on “Medieval Muslim views on martyr- dom” saying that: “Modern ideas about martyrdom [shaha¯da] cannot be understood in isolation; they draw their inspiration from the past”. This article deals with shaha¯da and talab al-shaha¯da, namely with the quest for martyrdom, an idea just as modern and as medieval as martyrdom itself. Here it is studied within the historical framework of the con ict between Muslims and Franks in the Levant, in the context of Muslim memory, propaganda and piety. The rst Muslims who lost their lives because of their commitment to the new Islamic faith, were killed ghting their pagan enemies on the battle eld – that is, in a very different manner than the Christian martyrs of late antiquity, martyred for clinging to their faith, or later Christians, propagating their faith in the early Middle Ages. The Qur’a¯n promises ample reward for those “battle eld martyrs”. It says: “Count not those who were slain for the sake of God [literally: in God’s way] as dead, but rather as living with their

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