Publication
England : Islamic Texts Society, Louisville, Ky. : Fons Vitae [distributor], 1980. Produced by The Islamic Texts Society, Producer, Gray Henry Gouverneur ; script, Victor Danner ; writers, Victor Danner, Martin Lings, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Abdul Haleem Mahmoud. Named Person: The Prophet Muhammed. Contents: pt. 1. The Doctrine -- pt. 2. Life of the prophet and the faith. -- pt. 3. The history and culture. -- pt. 4 The arts and the sciences.One disc, four programs, 90 min. runtime.
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DVD / Front Desk
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Description: ISLAM a pictorial essay in four parts --
*Part I The Doctrine
*Part II The Life of the Prophet and the Faith
*Part III The History and Culture
Part IV The Arts and Sciences
This classic work is appropriate for use in second jury school and university level courses, and beneficial for anyone interested in gaining you better understanding of the Muslim world, Islamic art and culture. Some of the most eminent scholars of contemporary Islam I'm responsible for the script including be late Dr. Abdul Haleem Mahmoud, Rector of Al-Azhar University; Dr. Martin Lings; Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and the late Dr. Victor Danner, Arabist and Chairman of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. The text is illustrated with masterpieces in Islamic art and architecture, including illuminated Qur'ans, the great mosques and details from Persian, Turkish and Mughal manuscripts from the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin. Other photographs included important sites and subjects from all over the world, from the Philippines to Nigeria. The musical accompaniment was composed and performed especially for the video by Salman Shakur, the world famous Iraqi lute (oud) player.
FY2008 / jvsy
*Part I The Doctrine
*Part II The Life of the Prophet and the Faith
*Part III The History and Culture
Part IV The Arts and Sciences
This classic work is appropriate for use in second jury school and university level courses, and beneficial for anyone interested in gaining you better understanding of the Muslim world, Islamic art and culture. Some of the most eminent scholars of contemporary Islam I'm responsible for the script including be late Dr. Abdul Haleem Mahmoud, Rector of Al-Azhar University; Dr. Martin Lings; Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and the late Dr. Victor Danner, Arabist and Chairman of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. The text is illustrated with masterpieces in Islamic art and architecture, including illuminated Qur'ans, the great mosques and details from Persian, Turkish and Mughal manuscripts from the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin. Other photographs included important sites and subjects from all over the world, from the Philippines to Nigeria. The musical accompaniment was composed and performed especially for the video by Salman Shakur, the world famous Iraqi lute (oud) player.
FY2008 / jvsy
Physical description
4.75 inches
Description
A 90-minute, four-part video programme on Islam which looks at the beliefs, culture and history of the Islamic world. Some of the most eminent scholars of contemporary Islam are responsible for the script and there are over 300 stills of the greatest masterpieces in Islamic art and architecture.
Language
Original language
English