Islam: Empire of faith
 

[B]Islam: Empire of Faith[/B] is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. It is narrated by Ben Kingsley.

The first episode deals with the life of Muhammad, the second with the Arab Empire, Crusades, and Mongol invasion, and the third with the Ottoman Empire and Safavid dynasty.
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[B]Part 1[/B]

[url]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4222791480425043142&ei=cliHS_i7CNnm-Aa0x_TNDg&q=empire+of+faith#[/url]

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.
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[B]Part 2[/B]

[url]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7502243539190558658&ei=cliHS_i7CNnm-Aa0x_TNDg&q=empire+of+faith#[/url]

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.
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[B]Part 3[/B]

[url]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=94144204270367302&ei=cliHS_i7CNnm-Aa0x_TNDg&q=empire+of+faith#[/url]

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.