The Life of Muhammad

For the article listing biographies of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, see List of biographies of Muhammad.

The Life of Muhammad is a 2011 British three-part documentary miniseries examining the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the origins of Islam. The documentary was directed by Faris Kermani, written by Ziauddin Sardar, and presented by Rageh Omaar. It was broadcast by BBC Two over three consecutive weeks from 11 July 2011 to 25 July 2011.

The Life of Muhammad
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Genre	Documentary
Written by	Ziauddin Sardar
Directed by	Faris Kermani
Presented by	Rageh Omaar
Narrated by	Rageh Omaar
Composer	Jez Spencer
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David Batty Aaqil Ahmed
Producer	Faris Kermani
Production locations	Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey Palestine United States United Kingdom Jordan
Cinematography	Philip Chavannes Nasir Khan Yousef Ibrahim Andrew Psarianos
Editor	Tim Arrowsmith
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Crescent Films
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	11 July (2011-07-11) – 25 July 2011 (2011-07-25)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2012	Sandford St. Martin Trust Awards	Television Premier Award	Crescent Films	Won[1][2][3]
	Royal Television Society	Programme Awards		Nominated[4]

See also

• List of Islamic films
• Muhammad in film