This battle is our equivalent of the battle of Tours
http://www.islam.org.au/articles/16/jaloot.htm
Re: Battle of Ain-e-Jalut
More of a cultural topic than religious..but yes the battle was an historical event..the only defeat the Mongols faced at their zenieth
Re: Battle of Ain-e-Jalut
Zakk,
I thought that this forum can be used to discuss islamic history as well.
Anyways my question is what if the mongols won at ainejaloot and the mamluks of Egypt were crushed what effect would it have on the history of islam?
Re: Battle of Ain-e-Jalut
Well i don't think the Mongols would have stopped till Cairo..which would have marked the end of Muslim civilisation as we know it..in addition I am sure the Crusaders would have exploited the situation as well..it's one of those what ifs in history..if Muslim raiders had won at Tours then..essentially Europe would have fallen.
Re: Battle of Ain-e-Jalut
As it turned out, many Mongol administrators converted to Islam and Islam remained the state religion.
I wonder how critical the Mongol invasion was for the passing of Islam to the Turkish people, who as we know would later take the lead in the Islamic world…
Re: Battle of Ain-e-Jalut
The Hazara of afganistan are also some say descendents of mongols.
Re: Battle of Ain-e-Jalut
It was completely unimportanr. The Turks were already Muslim for several centuries by that time.