Likewise, William’s document was an invalid source in having a full understanding of the Muslim identity. William provided many claims and historical information about Islam. However, he did not reveal his source for the provided information. Furthermore, he is not supporting his claims with any evidences. Again, it is important to question whether William omitted the information intentionally or not. The historical Islamic events, that William provided, prove that he possessed lots of information about Islamic history. Yet, he started his document by claiming that prophet Mohamed is a descendent of Satan, who spread the teachings of his religion using violence (William of Tyre 1). William mixed up the conflicts of the Islamic state with the …show more content…
Likewise, William of Tyre described Muslims from his own point of view. Comparing both source helped in understanding the relationship between Muslims and Christians during the holy wars. However, each source was not sufficient to understand the Muslims’ and the Christians’ identities because each author deliberately omitted information. Ibn Munqidh’s goal was to offer a Christian stereotype to his Muslim readers. Similarly, William of Tyre created a Muslim stereotype in the minds of his Christian readers. William of Tyre and Ibn Munqidh are among hundreds of scholars who were judging nations based on religion during the holy wars. These scholars claimed that they were defending their faith. However, they should have defended their religions by explaining the religion’s ideologies and teachings not by criticizing other religions. During the holy wars, Muslims and Christians claimed to protect their own religions by condemning each other. However, each party was destroying the peace among the people, which is prohibited by both religions. It is important to realize that the memory of the crusaders continued to influence the relationship between Muslims and Christians. The stereotypes created for Muslims and Christians during the crusaders continued to exist today in the minds of many people and nations. Today, Many Muslims still see themselves as superiors thinking of