Islam Audio & Video

Dr. Huston Smith discusses their origin, founders and what each teaches as to life’s meaning and the way to its fulfillment.

With her talk on Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, Armstrong first takes on the definition of Jihad, explaining that as opposed to Holy War, the term more appropriately describes a "struggle" all believers must wage on their way to spiritual clarity.

The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1,400 years ago.

Karen Armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith...

In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever.

Widely recognised as the best biography of the Prophet (peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) in English, Dr. Martin Lings' award winning book is now available on audio...

The Koran (Qur'an) is regarded by Muslims as the word of God (Allah) as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. It is divided into 114 chapters (surahs), arranged roughly by length.

Islam and Christianity share both remarkable similarities and remarkable differences. In the grand scheme, both are relatively recent religions, with Christianity taking hold in Northern Europe at about the same time that Islam took hold in the Persian world (although Christianity appeared on the scene six centuries before Islam).

Noted translator and poet Coleman Barks, a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the UCSB College of Creative Studies, presents the poetry of 13th century Afghan-born Sufi mystic and poet, Jelaluddin Rumi…

With storytelling brio and evenhanded sympathy to all sides of the story, Ansary clarifies how the Muslim world sees the history of the world and what they therefore make of our own version of events.