How to increase zeal as a Muslim faction?

**miho** · 10-27-2005, 17:37

I'm wondering how can you increase zeal in a province if you are playing with a Muslim faction. I know that with a Christian faction you can place inquisitors in a province to increase zeal but how do you do it with for example the Egyptians. I tried with imams and alims but it didn't work. I also tried with building mosques but that didn't work either. Zeal is also important for the muslims because of the jihads so please help.

**bretwalda** · 10-27-2005, 18:21

I think ribats (or jihad markers) are increasing the zeal and so does the Great Mosque. This is just observation but seems right...

**Ironside** · 10-27-2005, 18:52

It's those guys from the Grand Mosque (Alims? don't have the game on this comp). You cannot rise the zeal above a certain level, that varies from province to province though.
Anyway, it's still enough to give you very big armies/jihad.

**Geezer57** · 10-27-2005, 19:49

For Muslim factions, high-piety governors with the "right" V&V's are probably the best (quickest) way to raise zeal, IIRC.

**Knight Templar** · 10-27-2005, 20:32

I checked in Gnome editor; only ulamas increase zeal, as much as inquisitors do in Catholic lands.

**Weebeast** · 10-27-2005, 20:44

as much as inquisitors do in Christian lands.

I find that really funny. I mean the majority of people become zealots because they're afraid of the fire-craft of inquisitors rather than learning from priests. I think priests should increase zeal aswell.

You know something? What would be nice is some type of inquisitor for the muslims. Yeah it's historically correct as people in middle east do public execution to the not-so-faithful muslims (rapist, adulterer, etc).

**Ludens** · 10-28-2005, 15:14

Originally Posted by Knight Templar

I checked in Gnome editor; only ulamas increase zeal, as much as inquisitors do in Catholic lands.

TK is right. Only Imams (for some reason mentioned as ulamas in the production file) increase Muslim zeal, but high-piety governors help as well.

**miho** · 10-27-2005, 21:36

Originally Posted by bretwalda

I think ribats (or jihad markers) are increasing the zeal and so does the Great Mosque. This is just observation but seems right...

It takes a bit to long to build great mosques in a province and so do ribats. Secondly you can only build them in the provinces you own, what about the provinces that your jihad travels through and that aren't yours. Thanks anyway.

What would be nice is some type of inquisitor for the muslims. Yeah it's historically correct as people in middle east do public execution to the not-so-faithful muslims (rapist, adulterer, etc).

I like the idea but there aren't much Muslim factions (only three) and I always wipe out the other two first. It would be cool if Orthodox had something like crusades or jihads.