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The 13th Warrior

المحارب الثالث عشر

John McTiernan's adventure film starring Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, the Abbasid envoy thrown in with Viking warriors — adapted from Crichton's novel drawn on Ibn Fadlan's risala.

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Identifiers
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Review
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Wars and campaigns

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
1999 CE · 1420 AH†
Countries
US
Languages
en (original)
Approach
historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
The 13th Warriorالمحارب الثالث عشر

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

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Overview

"The 13th Warrior" is a historical drama film released in 1999, produced in the United States, directed by Michael Crichton and John McTiernan. Its leading performers include Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich, Clive Russell and Richard Bremmer. An adventure film starring Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, the Abbasid envoy who finds himself with Viking warriors; based on Crichton's novel, which is drawn from the account of Ibn Fadlan. 1 2

Context and reception

This work deals with Ahmad ibn Fadlan.

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About
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
Features
Antonio Banderas· Diane Venora· Vladimir Kulich· Clive Russell· Richard Bremmer· Omar Sharif· Tony Curran· Anders T. Andersen
Directed by
Michael Crichton· John McTiernan
Written by
William Wisher Jr.· Warren Lewis

People and things also explored

Ahl al-Harb (the people at war with the Muslims, their status and the rules that govern dealings with them)· Anfal (spoils and the other gains taken from the enemy, and their divisions)· The angels at Badr· Dissuading others from fighting· Ghanima (spoils of war)· Hudna (truce with non-Muslims)· Hujna (hybridness, in the fiqh sense: spoils shares and speech)· The fifth of spoils (khums)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
  • elCinema
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islam.museum contributors. “The 13th Warrior”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-muqahir-al-thalith-ashar-1999/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Ahl al-Harb (the people at war with the Muslims, their status and the rules that govern dealings with them)

Ahl al-harb are non-Muslims who have not entered a covenant of protection and enjoy neither the safe-conduct nor the treaty of the Muslims. They are distinguished from the protected people, the rebels, those with a treaty and those under safe-conduct; a protected person, a treaty-holder or a holder of safe-conduct becomes a combatant by joining the land of war or by breaking the covenant. Their blood and property are lawful to take where there is no covenant, and are protected where there is one. The Muslim may not betray them once they have granted him safe-conduct; the destruction of their property is allowed by agreement where it serves the Muslims, and the jurists differ where it serves no purpose. Gifts and alms to them are allowed by the majority, a will in favour of a named person is allowed by the Shafi'is and Hanbalis but not by the Hanafis and Malikis, and an endowment in their favour is void by agreement. Food and similar goods may be exported to them; arms may not be exported in war. A Muslim man may marry a Christian or Jewish woman of the land of war, as of the protected people.