Islam: Empire of Faith

Islam: Empire of Faith

What is Islam? Who is Muhammad (peace be upon him)? This is a 3 part documentary narrated by Ben Kingsley about Islam and attempts to answer these questions.


Part 1
This part deals with the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), his early life, his encounter with God Almighty and the birth of the Islam. Islam would become the revitalizing force of a barbaric Arabia, returning people to God and bringing back the monotheistic message of Christianity and Judaism in its most powerful way.: Islam Women were given rights over there husbands, racism was annihilated and the rich were made equal to the poor. This religion is the solution to all of humanities problems and it is important to learn about it today.



Part 2
This part relates the golden age of Islam. A time of great learning when Europe was steeped in the Dark Ages. The building of great works of architecture, reading, writing, mathematics, medicine, and astronomy. Even before the printing press Muslims would have hundreds of scribes writing all at once so they would learn and reproduce the writings.



Part 3
This portion deals with the growing Ottoman Empire, which would control the bridge between 3 continents: Africa, Europe and Asia. This empire would begin at the close of the Crusades until World War I, from the 1300s to 1923. They would rule the entire Middle East and make there way into Europe. Before there was the state of Israel, there was great peace in the Holy Land regulated by the Ottomans.

4 New Muslims From 4 Corners of the World

4 New Muslims

A documentary telling the story of 4 people who converted to Islam, distinctly clearing out the vivid misconceptions about Islam that have been persistently propogated throughout the west, particularly subsequent to 911. They give accounts of their lives from before and after Islam, stating what sparked their interests towards it, and what made them look past its negative stereotypes.