Muhammad: Legacy of the Prophet is a PBS documentary film about the life of Islamic prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Among the people in the film, the following are included:
Documentary program about Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) this is a good for anyone who wants to learn about the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh).
Summary:
His father died before he was born, and his mother died when he was only six. But sheltered by a powerful uncle, he made a good start in life, established himself in a profitable business and married well. And then, at the age of 40, he was transformed.
A man who could not read or write, he announced that he is the final prophet of God.
His name was Muhammad(PBUH), and in the next 23 years he would bring peace to the warring pagan tribes of Arabia and establish the new religion of Islam (The Religion of Adam,Noah, Abraham, Moses & Jesus), which today has 1.57 billion followers.
Three years in the making, Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet travels in the footsteps of the prophet to the Arabian desert and the holy city of Mecca where much of Muhammad's story unfolded. "There are six to seven million Muslims here in America, where Islam is the country's fastest growing religion, but many Americans are completely unfamiliar with the life story of the remarkable man who founded this religion 1400 years ago," says producer/director Michael Schwarz.
Among the people in the film, the following are included:
- Karen Armstrong - former nun and author on Abrahamic religions
- John Voll - Professor of Islamic history, Georgetown University
- Hamza Yusuf Hanson - Muslim convert and scholar
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr - Well known Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar, honored at the United Nations
- Hassan Qazwini - Islamic Center of America
- Reuven Firestone - Scholar of Islam and Judaism, Hebrew Union College
- Daisy Khan - executive director of Asma Society
- M. Cherif Bassiouni - Professor of Law, DePaul University, 1999 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
- Mohammed Zakariya - Muslim convert and master Calligrapher
- Michael Wolfe - Muslim convert and author of The Hadj
- Jameel Johnson - Chief of Staff, Congressman Gregory Meeks
- Kevin James - Muslim convert, Chief Fire Marshall from New York City Fire Department
- Najah Bazzy - nurse, Dear born Michigan
- Abdullah El-Amin - local Imam
- Anwar al-Awlaki - later turned or revealed al Qaeda recruiter
Documentary program about Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) this is a good for anyone who wants to learn about the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh).
Summary:
His father died before he was born, and his mother died when he was only six. But sheltered by a powerful uncle, he made a good start in life, established himself in a profitable business and married well. And then, at the age of 40, he was transformed.
A man who could not read or write, he announced that he is the final prophet of God.
His name was Muhammad(PBUH), and in the next 23 years he would bring peace to the warring pagan tribes of Arabia and establish the new religion of Islam (The Religion of Adam,Noah, Abraham, Moses & Jesus), which today has 1.57 billion followers.
Three years in the making, Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet travels in the footsteps of the prophet to the Arabian desert and the holy city of Mecca where much of Muhammad's story unfolded. "There are six to seven million Muslims here in America, where Islam is the country's fastest growing religion, but many Americans are completely unfamiliar with the life story of the remarkable man who founded this religion 1400 years ago," says producer/director Michael Schwarz.
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