Islam: Empire of Faith (DVD, 2005)

Notwithstanding the possibility of being misled due to the relative obscurity of the subject in the eyes of non-Muslims, on the one hand, and, on the other, centuries of mistrust and prejudice, the viewer will at least receive a fairly powerful insight into the advent and impact of the Islamic Dispensation on the history of mankind. The production itself is beautifully executed, commentary is deliberate and fairly easy to understand covering the historical period of the first three centuries of the Islamic Faith and the basics of the Teachings of Muhammad and those Imams Who followed Him. This production could be said to be the first major production focusing on the Prophet Muhammad and the inception of His religion ever seen by Western eyes. As a pioneering effort, then, the film is worth the viewing.