At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbdhliz
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · About Islam
- Released
- 1971 CE · 1391 AH†
- Countries
- SY
- Languages
- ar (original)
- Approach
- historical drama
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not shown · Companions: Some shown · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- فجر الإسلامDawn of Islam
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Overview
"Fajr al-Islam" is a historical drama film released in 1971, produced in Syria, directed by Salah Abu Seif. A Syrian film by Salah Dahni about the emergence of Islam in Mecca and Quraysh's rejection of it; one of the early dramatic works that told the beginnings of the call without showing the Prophet. 1 2
Context and reception
This work deals with Muhammad, Mecca, and the Prophetic era. It does not show the Prophet in person.
Connections
- About
- Muhammad
- Set in
- Mecca· The Prophetic Era
- Directed by
- Salah Abu Seif
People and things also explored
The three years of the secret call· The pause of revelation (Fatra)· The Isra and Mi'raj· the splitting of the moon· The Life of Muhammad· Muhammad: The Last Prophet· Omar· Abu Jahl's plan to crush the Prophet's head with a stone
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- Dhliz
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Dawn of Islam”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/fajr-al-islam-1971/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.