Islam - Empire of Faith | Full Set | PBS.ZigCOM

This a 2 hour 40 min, 3 in 1, full set documentary narrated by Ben Kingsley. What is Islam? Who is Muhammad? A very balanced and accurate overview of Muslim contributions throughout history. Positive reviews from Islamic scholars and community leaders. Covers 1,000 years of Islamic history. It highlights Arab contributions in science, medicine, art, philosophy, learning, and trade,

1. Prophet Muhammad and the Rise of Islam.
The first part deals with the life of the Prophet Muhammad, his early life, his encounter with God Almighty and the birth of the Islam. Islam would become the revitalising 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 their husbands, racism was annihilated and the rich were made equal to the poor.

2. The Awakening.
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.

3. The Ottomans.
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 their way into Europe. Before there was the state of Israel, there was great peace in the Holy Land regulated by the Ottomans.
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Goofs: The final episode states that Suleiman died in 1561. Since he ordered the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, this is clearly wrong.

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