At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
ProphetsConquest and its debates
Screening Room
- Format
- Documentary series · About Islam
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- documentary
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Islam: Empire of Faithالإسلام: إمبراطورية الإيمان
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Check it against the record:Muhammad · Ottoman Empire
Overview
"Islam: Empire of Faith" is a documentary series released in 2000, produced in the United States, directed by None. Its narrator is Ben Kingsley. An American three-part documentary series produced by PBS and Gardner Films, surveying Islamic history from the mission to the Ottoman state; one of the most widely screened documentaries about Islamic civilisation in the West. 1 2
Context and reception
This work deals with Muhammad, the Prophetic era, and the Ottoman Empire.
Connections
- About
- Muhammad· Ottoman Empire
- Set in
- The Prophetic Era
- Features
- Ben Kingsley
- Directed by
- Robert H. Gardner
People and things also explored
The three years of the secret call· The death of the Prophet· The pause of revelation (Fatra)· The first revelation· The Incident of the Poisoned Sheep at Khaybar· The Isra and Mi'raj· The soothsayer episode in Banu Sa'd· the splitting of the moon
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Islam: Empire of Faith”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/islam-imbaraturiyat-al-iman-2000/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.