islam: empire of faith transcript

It's impenetrable. Most of Europe at that time languished in poverty and squalor. to their social order, to their age old traditions, and an economic threat because of the importance. When his reputation reached Western Europe. I think he knew that this was going to be his last campaign. The transforming power of his message did. So it made him a child of everybody. in shocking proximity to Christendom's holiest icons. Where pilgrims trod, traders soon followed. Arabic emerges as the language of learning throughout the region. Scattered across the peninsula were countless factions, each defending its precious grazing lands, trade routes. That's why Muslims don't like sculpture, for example, traditionally. Divine unity is more than saying there's only one God. Expert commentary is provided by such scholars as Ahmet Karamustafa of Washington University . They resurrected elaborate irrigation systems. and which Mehmet had specially commissioned for the occasion. 6. Islam: Empire of Faithtells the spectacular story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 yearsfrom the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empireunder the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. In some sense, you are saying that our fathers themselves were deluded. There's little pity for the loser in a tribal war. sliding them over land on greased planks, passed the barrier chain. Yet this was a great innovation, an ambitious as any triumph in battle. Since every Muslim is enjoined once in his life to visit Mecca. both toward his male friends and especially toward his the great love of his life, his wife Hrrem Sultan. so we can't really reify God and get an image, a physical image of God. First and foremost, taxation and record keeping. Islam, empire of faith . So, the Safavids developed a rival ideology to the Ottomans. as he began to speak out in the community. ", In all his loneliness, there was only one refuge for the Sultan. A shining example of the richness and sophistication Islam brought to medieval Europe. At this point there was a divergence of opinion as to how. Summary But in the upheaval following the Mongol invasion. We begin to have people with family names like Papermaker. a life of simple devotion and ritual developed. Having amassed the knowledge, the Muslims began to challenge it. But within his own borders, he had another reputation. God had spoken to them only through Muhammad. It was encircled by a triple ring of walls neady 100 feet high and 30 feet thick. In fact, a whole industry developed in the Middle East. appears in the Gothic cathedrals of northern Europe. from a nomadic way of life to a settled way of life. But none would evemmatch its size and scope. 1. In the 11th year of the Islamic calendar. It was only a matter of time before they reached the centre of Islamic power. Algebra and trigonometry, engineering and astronomy Countless disciplines integral to our lives today. It was Muslim scholars who reclaimed the ancient wisdom of Greeks. and apparently very close in other ways when Sleyman acceded to the throne of the death of his father. Islam By carefully comparing alternative versions of one and the same biographical narrative, scholars have been able to show that a certain number of traditions about Muhammad's lifefor instance, an account of the Prophet's emigration from Mecca to Medinawere in circulation already by the end of the 7th century. that would reach into his very household. Poetry was the sinew that bound the Bedouin together. We know, for example, that there was a street of booksellers. It is not surprising to me that the land conquered the conquerors. the intruders did here what they had done in Europe. Islam: Empire of Faith is the result: a three-part, 150-minute sweep through the first thousand years of Islamic history, from the appearance of the Prophet Muhammad in seventh-century Arabia to the reign of Sleyman the Magnificent in the sixteenth century. In 1009, the Egyptian ruler al-Hakim broke with that tradition. For the occasional European Christian traveller, Cordoba was the one opportunity the climpse the Islamic world. and in order to control the different peoples. came from their sophisticated and diverse use of the possibilities of gunpowder. But the economic backbone of Islam's expanding wealth was textiles. to make God into a projection of our own human self. Mehmet himself is said to have carried stones during its construction. So, the chief distinction, therefore, of Islamic civilisation. Islam: Empire of Faith is a three-part documentary that documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1,000 years later. Literally, the largest empire civilisation had ever known. She was incredibly devoted to her husband. One of the local Iranian leaders foolishly decides. But they were moving into the Muslim world. Within hours, Constantinople was in the hands of the Ottomans. A companion site to the PBS series Islam: Empire of Faith. The Janissaries were the most fear troops in the western world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist groups that commit acts of violence in the name of Islam, have brought Muslims and the Islamic faith to the forefront of the political debate in many countries. It had the suppleness and symbolic depth of the great pre-Islamic poems, and that had given these people in Arabia. using gravity to separate fresh water from sediments. quite a lot of the rich legacy of the Hellenistic world, which was then made available to all other participants. The Mongols were Turko-Mongolian nomads from the steppes of Central Asia. And they all met together in Mecca once a year, So if an invention was discovered in Samarkand. Islamic principles and influence are spread further, affecting the intellectual development of the West. Sleyman set his sights on Belgrade, in Hungary. As dawn approached, Saladin's men set fire to the tall grass. 2000. to tell the Bedouin to give up many of their notions of multiple gods, to give up their attachment to their ancestors. #empire Edit 2k views 8 editors edited 1+ month ago HomeAnnotationsEditors Tip: Highlight text to annotate itX In Cairo, a muezzin calls faithful Muslims to prayer. to propel metal cannonballs with staggering force. ANTHONY MILNER Australian National University. They tried to keep him from the Kaaba, doing all they could to run him out of town. They called themselves 'Muslims', for those who surrender to God. Muhammad and his message must be removed, permanently. The way to prove his mettle was on the battlefield. that he was tremendously interested in religious questions. and it was beautifully embellished with gold, mosaics proclaiming in Arabic the First Pillar of Islam "There is no god but God. Terror was the Mongols' principal tactic. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. with the same prayerful pirouettes they danced in Sleyman's day. It was a real surprise. Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. and with very, very complicated patterns. Constantinople would have to, fend for itself. Built by the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century. They were the strongest, trained as military machines. Contrary to the Western stereotype, it was not the Sultan's playpen. Canada announced Monday it is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. They were just amazed by the material culture they found there. The Great Mosque in Cordoba was simply the biggest mosque. dwindling to an isolated stronghold in Eurasia. with merchants coming from different parts of the world. Islam was spreading its influence and flourishing. The Mongols themselves became Muslims, or Islamic leaders, par excellence. Because the best people came to Baghdad, the best thinkers, the best philosophers, the best artists. An illustration of a heart shape ; Contact; Jobs; Volunteer . Islamic civilisation has been one of humatiy's grandest achievements. What was going on here was the creation of sovereignty. People lived in big houses. their only lasting legacy a few abandoned castles. They sang of the glory of the tribe. It was, and still is, between what we call the West. Islam: Empire of Faith "Online companion to the PBS film about the faith, culture, innovation, and people of the Islamic empires." Subject: Arts & Humanities--History--History By Region--Middle Eastern History; Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Islam centred around a particular cluster of deities. But what it means is the place where you're not on display. that unify our body and our mind and our soul, all at the same moment of bowing and touching our head to the ground. 3:17), the Spirit Ah, Khadijah. They would be destined for enlightenment, for new horizons. In desperation, the Byzantines who occupied the city. This new civilization having a need for science. The Muslim world has, at the most, one billion adherents. leaving the place of their ancestors, their families and tribes. from Spain all the way to the edge of India. Mosques and libraries, the collected knowledge of centuries. even for a non believer or someone from another religion. imploring his feudal lords to unite in a campaign of bloodshed. All of this require some basic elementary science. can really give people a sense of what is at the heart of the faith. ai thinker esp32 cam datasheet But it was not the pagan people Muhammad come to destroy. So, the Qur'an presents people as really being sceptical. there remained, right in the centre of his domains, the greatest prize of all. Originally aired on PBS, this first of three episodes in the documentary Islam: Empire of Faith recounts the history of the religion of Islam, from its beginning in 622 A.D. as a small desert sect led by the prophet Muhammad, to its zenith hundreds of years later as an intellectual and artistic empire the largest the world had known that Its imagery conjures a picture of the afterlife. His laws would later become the basis of constitutions for several other nations. The Byzantine Empire wasn't strong enough. It cements the idea of belonging to a movement, to a religion. to have the army made up of these sorts of people. Saladin's victory did not put an end to Western aspirations in the Near East. because their tastebuds had been whetted by a different cuisine. and, to protect the empire and the dynasty. Islamic and Western civilisation have the same roots. and immersing herself in a web of deadly gossip and suspicion. Those who were brainy went to the palace schools. It must have become a very, very widespread industry. But there was also tremendous spiritual value in these things. While Europeans settled for coarse woollen and linen garments. Ibrahim campaigned with his own army, growing in influence and ambition. He produced the first treatise that ventured to explain. of the way he had behaved in Jerusalem over the conquest. Lecture, Podcast, & Documentary By the middle of the 15th century, the city was a shadow of its former self. Side by side, the two faiths shared the same building, in peace. We're talking about the Middle East, about incredible heat and no water. They didn't want him taking over and horning in on their control of the city. Muhammad was the Prophet of Islam, a monotheistic religion. The Arab-Islamic Empire was based on the Islamic faith, a religion based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. and they desperately needed a peacemaker. Islamic civilisation seemed poised for destruction is that Mongols were a devastating force, I personally feel that they also had a very positive effect, Historically, the most significant thing about the Mongols for us, and then became, after being these tremendously destructive forces. To the divided clans of Medina, Muhammad offered a vision of solidarity. from 622, Year 1 of the Islamic calendar. THE MESSENGER There were scholars from Iran, there were scholars from Byzantium. Islamic Empires and a world of opportunities opened before it. show the first golden age of the Ottoman world. And Ibrahim Pasha who became a pasha later on. The Hagia Sophia became the inspiration for all Ottoman domed mosques to come. Middle East But Sleyman's desolation and loss had only begun. Now, Islamic power could be held by anyone. A very strong lady who had her own business. Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. Islam's legacy is intertwined with the West's. while her old quarters were being renovated. The first episode deals with the life [] Read more Share this: Facebook Twitter Read all Director Robert H. Gardner Writer Jonathan Grupper Stars he formed a relationship that would have a tremendous impact on his life. He built it, right in the shadow of the great city walls. The world population today is around six billion. Flush with victory, his troops marched straight to the Kaaba. Obviously, influenced by the Great Mosque of Cordoba in the south of Spain. Islam: Empire of Faith is narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Ben Kingsley. and this was the dawn of a new day for Europe. Within the span of a few centuries, the Islamic empires blossomed, projecting their power from Africa to the East Indies, and from Spain to India. Tags: There's a quiet there. The long term impact on European life would be profound. can immediately remind people of the glory of God. Islam: Empire of Faith tells the spectacular story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 yearsfrom the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empireunder the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. After a lengthy siege, with winter fast approaching. The Muslims absorbed the Sasanian Empire of Iran. From the Hindus came mathematical concepts that guide us today. Grandeur and majesty are what come to mind. The opinion that came to be the majority, or Sunni opinion, held that Muhammad had not appointed a successor during his life. In doing that, he evokes the anger of the Mongols. Uzbek empire was named after Muahammad Shaybani Khan (1500 - 1510), the chief of a confederation of Islamized Turko-mongol nomads . And this is a time when, you know, in Europe. While Christians considered Aristotle and Plato blasphemous, Muslim scholars studied and admired the Greek philosophers. Empire of Faith Bloom Jonathan M Blair Professor Sheila S. that modern bureaucrats and academicians will fight among themselves. Some of the most important people in a tribe were the poets. Within 200 years it extended from Spain to China. THE INVENTION. had come across many, many churches they had seen churches before. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. Under Sleyman, a single legal system was defined for the sprawling empire. of mounting any kind of concerted opposition to the rising Turkish threat in the east. Teaching Guide One by one, the peoples of the desert began to join in his struggle. In the West, we know her by a different name and become Sleyman's most trusted confidante. The empire's meteoric growth had left its new leaders overwhelmed. to the Indus River in the east, where the border of India is today. Christian Europe, due north, was struggling on through the Dark Ages. On the evening of July 3rd, after a long march. One of the bureaucratic, or let us say, management problems facing the Ottomans. his message, and the new Arab empire, were transforming three continents. dozens of worshippers from Eastern sects were massacred. perhaps unusual in the sense of your intensity for things. Negotiated a large majority of world was not some verses from? simply because of its geographical position. Sleyman and lbrahim Pasha dined together, as was their custom. the secret world of the Sultan's harem had no equal. who participated in the world of the Ottomans. Saladin also decreed that Christians who wished to. It is this spirit, you see, this spirit of questioning, the spirit of saying that we have to build science constantly. Culture and goods flow freely throughout a large empire. This prevented segmentation of the empire. Nearly a quarter of the people on earth respond to it, 'I testify there is no other god but God.'. A new breed of cannons could be cast of solid bronze. 1800-1900 The religion of Islam emerged on the Arabian Peninsula in the 600s. then you will know what responsibility you bear for your actions. It came in the person of one of Islam's most celebrated figures. And when you look at Isfahan, it is the most beautiful city in the world. Materially, the Crusaders were just blown away. of a sight that would soon strike terror throughout the Holy Land. But as the heavily armed Ottomans set out for Vienna, The heavy cannon that had swept the Ottomans to victory after victory, With only light artillery, the Ottomans relentlessly shelled the city. the Crusaders camped on a barren hillside. The 50,000 defenders of Rhodes manned one of the strongest forts in the world. but something that is absolutely the most important concept. writers the Christian church considered blasphemous. and they recruited primarily Christian children. The Muslim army grew and tide began to turn. of thinking about the globe as a single unit humanity. ; History of Islam Religion - 100 min - 5.58 In light of the tumultuous state of world affairs,. who had all kinds of interesting experiences to relate of faraway places. In the 13th century, they rampaged across much of Eurasia. stands a vivid reminder of the debt the world owes Islam. Scholars made Baghdad the jewel of the world. Yet Islam's hidden history is deeply, and surprisingly. It is narrated by Ben Kingsley and is available as three DVDs or two video volumes in NTSC format. The Alhamra is, perhaps the most famous example of the Islamic architecture to most Westerners. because the wind will just sear your skin right off your face. Sinan, perfected the signature structure of Islam His career spanned half a century and produced well over 300 buildings including the refurbishment of one of the most important monuments in Islam For the Sultan, of course he built his masterpiece. This was saying, the gods of our fathers are being destroyed. The palaces of ancient Baghdad have been lost over the centuries. After almost 100 years of broken treaties and sporadic fighting. Air. There were Christians, there were Jews. This is not the voice of desire, this is the voice of God. the direction of expansion would always be to the west. Description Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. New transformations in traditions of learning and everything else possible, is the fact that it enabled human beings to consider the possibility. And that is the beginning of the prophetic career of Muhammad. the Byzantines strung a massive chain across the strait. It was an army that would set the standard for centuries to come. Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. They couldn't have chosen a better moment. Cordoba had running water. Competition for jobs developed within a new intellectual elite. Muhammad also spoke of eternal damnation for the unjust. Within a decade, the Mongols had gone from building towers of human heads. So, to be thinking about possessions, to be thinking about status. The Ottomans quickly overrun the splintered the Byzantine factions. Islam was their state religion (Naumkin 2005: 6) and they developed a double-identity as campaigners against pagans and Shiites, as well as protectors of Iran against the Turks (Kaplony 2005). For the first time, they were bound together not by blood. would come to the Islamic world from that unexpected quarter? Muslim adversaries intent on challenging Ottoman rule. whose power, like his sorrow seemed limitless. they devised an ingenious system of water purification. Cordoba was a pageant of prosperity and enlightment. With Byzantine artisans, they decorated it with golden mosaics of an Islamic paradise. Braced for the greatest bombardment the history of warfare had ever known. From a letter to the Pope from the Crusaders "If you want to know what was done to the enemies we found in the city; know this, "Our men rode in the blood of the Saracens up to the knees of their horses.". The Crusaders made treaties and broke them. and went into battle to the accompliment of military band. clearly saw himself as dwarfing all his rivals. In 1187, Saladin amassed an army of 12,000 mounted warriors. "They stretch for miles on both sides of the glittering river. At the onset of the Great War in 1914, the land that Kurds have for nearly a millennium been calling Kurdistan was divided between the empires of the Ottomans and the Persians, and, more recently, that of the Russians. of a magical tree whose many branches foretold his siring a powerful lineage. The Ottoman Empire would reach its apex under Sleyman's reign. Everything that came out of his palace was exquisite. the city's 7000 Christian defenders held out for nearly a month. For those of us in climates that are more heavily watered, it's difficult to understand the depth and the centrality of the symbol of water, and in which it only rains once or twice a year. With words alone, the Qur'an delivers its vision to the faithful. whose Bedouin tribes were locked in a constant state of tribal war. but not being endowed with anything that would seem miraculous by your friends. brother fighting brother, son against father. Clan rivalries had become deadly in the town. He was born at the beginning of the 10th century by the Muslim calendar. that resonates with all the power of traditional Bedouin poetry. and see the other castles that would have been in visual distance. That, of any of the messages in the Qur'an. It's very difficult to talk about God without reifying God. Or is it because he didn't have the right methodology. He inaugurated a classical age in Ottoman architecture, commissioning some of the most spectacular buildings, Sleyman was in a unique position of wealth, and he focused his attention on developing monumental architecture. I think this is a great counter to the normal textbook learning that occurs during class. as life-giving staples like wheat were introduced to the Mediterranean region. We carry out physical gestures of prayer, in worship. insisted on checking the work, even commissioned a few things. "All the exquisite neighbourhoods covered with parks, "gardens, villas and beautiful promenades. they encountered paper for the first time. The first episode deals with the life of Muhammad, the second with the early Caliphates, Crusades, and Mongol . Muhammad's death set up a crisis in the young Islamic community. Muhammad had indeed designated Ali his son-in-law and cousin, as his successor. OF POLITICS IN COLONIAL MALAYA. What's so extraordinary about the Qur'an is its naturalness, so that it can say the most powerful cosmic things. brought with it the spread of trade and the Islamic way of life. are pretty hard to seperate as far as the pre-Islamic Arabs are concerned. 600 to 1400. Evocative re-enactments and art, artifacts, and architecture combine with scholarly interviews to recount the rise and glory of Islamic civilization. behind a veil of fear and misunderstanding. the like of which the world have never seen a powerful new faith was about to change the world Its followers launched a conquest not only by the sword, Two hundred years after the death of Muhammad. About; Blog; Projects; Help; Donate. would share the stories that had been told and retold for generations. The dyes were particularly expensive and imported the farthest. Because you have to think of textiles not only as growing the plants. So you had to watch their movements all the time. but it had always remained firmly in Christian hands. But in all of these, these are not devotional images. It was the scholars of the House of Wisdom. Both the cinematography and costumes are superb, and the settings well chosen. Saladin levelled no retaliation against Christians or their holy places. while the Knights of the Crusades were bunkeringndown in their castles. And from the house there came out a man who would be his successor, Abu Bakr. Rather than a physical image of God, or of Muhammad. In doing so, they began a new community, a new tribe. The episode explores. Mohammad PArt 3 - islam empire of faith Addeddate 2020-07-19 19: . It was The City. So the idea that Muslims were going across the world saying that "Convert or Die". This is a very significant development in human intellectual history. Mansa Musa divided the empire into provinces and appointed governors, who ruled fairly and efficiently. And it didn't matter what the Muslims said or who they are, what their beliefs were. to use the instruments for the verifications of observation? More surprising, perhaps, were their innovations in medicine. Pre Islamic Arabian civilisation was largely an oral culture, and there was tremendous respect and admiration. The Ottomans could create a cast without any conflicting loyalties to tribe or family. It was completely unprecedented. this is of great cultural and symbolic importance in Islam. And the Kaaba in Mecca was one of a number of these sanctuaries. You're to learn more about the history of your religion, and said "Look, if you're a prophet, where's your miracle?". It was also a haven for pirates, preying on Muslim trade ships. The population had plummeted from 400,000 to a mere 50,000. In fact, since the life of Muhammad himself. "and my body has gone back to the elements and I've been putrefied, "that I'm going to be put back together again. The three-part American documentary series 'Islam: Empire of Faith' is a vast history of the rise of Islam and the empire it established, which, at its height, stretched from Spain and Morocco in the west as far as China in the east. The followers of Osman became known as Ottomans. you're responsible for the marketplace, for the goods being sold in the marketplace. He, of course, at the height of his powers. They had staggering engineering and logistical problems to contend with. It's got all the accoutrements of a good medieval castle. as Islam continued to spread its reach far and wide. Increasingly, scholars and historians are recognizing the profound impact that Islamic civilization has had on the face of Western culture and the course of world history. The Messenger introduces the dramatic story of the rise of Islam with the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad and his simple but revolutionary message. The local religion was mixed. its name meant the Church of Holy Wisdom. Being unfamiliar to most of us, the Sasanid Empire's main claim to fame is that it was the last empire of Iran. If he could cut it off, Constantinople would be at his mercy. The Ottoman Empire encompassed everything from Egypt to Kurdistan, But he had ambitions of going beyond that, and actually bringing the larger portions, Its conquest would drive a dagger into the heart of the European Habsburg Empire. "I am GOD's SLAVE and SULTAN of this WORLD". There are references to those who are unjust going to the fire. And that's where Europe learned to make paper. But the smallest breach was ferociously defended. the Mongols seized the heart of the Islamic empire from the Arabs. And the proof of that is that they're still there. 'when the swords stir up the embers of war, "when sweet girls must hide their lovely faces in their hands for shame. Islam: Empire of Faith. Constantinople was surrounded on three sides by water. Those who chose to stay would be allowed to worship freely. 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