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Islam And The West

S1 E1- A Prophet Changes The World

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2009

1 Seasons

At the heart of this episode is the birth of the Islamic religion in the person and teachings of the prophet Mohammed. Among the major questions examined here are: Why is the Koran God's word? Why did the new religion spread so rapidly? What is the origin of the concept "jihad" (holy war) and why did the expansion into Spain prove to be so fruitful?

Seasons

Season 13

Episodes

1. A Prophet Changes The World

51m

2. War And Wisdom

50m

While Christian Europe receded into darkness during the Middle Ages, a spectacular cultural blossoming took place in the Islamic world. It arose from the "swords of the spirit," which is how Muslims called science and art. This episode retraces the golden age of Islam and, once again, we adopt the perspective of what is shared, and how one culture profited from the other.

Islam And The West

Seasons

Episodes

1. A Prophet Changes The World

2. War And Wisdom

3. The Challenge