List of Islam-related films


This is a list of films, television serials and programmes related to Islamic civilization, i.e. Islam, Islamic history and Islamic culture. For ease of classification this article defines the following terms as such:
  • "Documentary" refers to educational films and series of an informative nature.
  • "Film" refers to dramatic films following a narrative/story.
  • "Television" refers to serials, programmes and dramas that consist of more than one episode.

Short films

History

Crusades and Mongol Invasions

Documentary

Film

Saladin the Victorious on Saladin, drawing parallels between him and Gamal Abdel Nasser.Melikşah Selahattin Eyyubi Kingdom of Heaven, Western film on the Crusades, well-received in the Islamic World for its positive representation of Islam and Muslims.Direniş Karatay depicts Celâleddin Karatay and Ahi Evren.

Television

Ottomans

Documentary

Film

Television

Biopic

Documentary

Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness, on the life of Islamic scholar Al-Ghazali.Prince Among Slaves on the life of African Muslim enslaved in Mississippi, Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori.A Road to Mecca - The Journey of Muhammad Asad on the life and conversion of Muhammad Asad.Journey to Mecca on the travels of Ibn Battuta.
  • The Man Who Walked Across the World. Series of documentary travelogues following in the footsteps of 14th Century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta, who covered 75,000 miles, 40 countries and three continents in a 30-year odyssey.

Film

Television

Sufism

Culture

General

Documentary

Film

Television

Comedy

Documentary

Film

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Television

Little Mosque on the Prairie