William Tyler
The Rise of Islam to the Crusading Centuries
Summary
This lecture traces the rise and spread of Islam, exploring its clash with Christianity during the crusading centuries and concluding with Islam’s eventual dominance over the Middle East.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre.
That is, I can’t remember the date. It’s just one of the subdivisions you get as you do with Sufi’s and there’s all sorts of subdivisions, but the only subdivision that is of importance today is the Sunni Shia one. And it is because of Iran that that is important.
Ooh, Marian, that’s very difficult to answer. It’s like all religions, or let’s say it’s like Christianity. However awful life is here now, life in the hereafter will be wonderful. All those, all those virgins promise to jihadists and in Christianity, don’t worry about how awful life is here, ‘cause once, if you live a good life, once you get to heaven, then you will be rewarded. It’s that message really. And they also provide things like Christians did, like water supplies and practical things.