Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet

محمد: إرث نبي

A UPF documentary broadcast on PBS that interweaves the Prophet ﷺ's biography with the lives of contemporary American Muslims.

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ProphetsMuslim minorities under non-Muslim rule

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Format
Documentary · About Islam
Released
2002 CE · 1423 AH†
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
Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophetمحمد: إرث نبي

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About
Muhammad
Set in
The Prophetic Era
Features
Karen Armstrong
Directed by
Omar al-Qattan
Broadcast by
PBS

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

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  • elCinema
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islam.museum contributors. “Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/muhammad-irath-nabi-2002/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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The three years of the secret call

The first stage of the call to Islam — individual and secret for three years — in which the first band believed: Khadija, Ali, Zayd and Abu Bakr on the first day, then those whom Abu Bakr called, then a company Ibn Hisham numbers at over forty from every clan of Quraysh; during it prayer was first prescribed.