Imam Bukahri [May Allah Bless him] compiled AUTHENTIC sayings of Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him]. His book " SAHIH AL-BUKHARI" is perhaps the most read book after the Noble Quran in the Muslim World. Imam Bukahri spent all his life collecting Hadiths. He developed a test program to check the authenticity and reliability of the Hadiths. With his miraculous memory, he had memorized more than 200,000 hadiths narrated by various people from the Muslim World . However through his science of scrutinizing, he selected only 7275 Hadiths as the TRUE Hadiths. May Allah shower his blessings on Imam Bukhari.

The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain, takes viewers on an epic journey back into one of the most fascinating and important periods of world history.  It tells a story of vital importance for our contemporary world about the triumphs and shortcomings, achievements and ultimate failures of a centuries-long period when Muslims, Christians and Jews inhabited the same far corner of Western Europe and built a society that lit the Dark Ages.    

The lemon tree, the water wheel and Aristotle’s lost philosophy all arrived in Europe through Islamic Spain, as did algebra and the beginnings of modern medicine, science and poetry.  Here were the very roots of the European Renaissance.

All this was the legacy of a diverse society that managed to create a culture of light in a time of general darkness and ignorance in Europe.  Cities of Light shows how it was possible for Muslims, Christians and Jews to co-exist and thrive together—and yet how fragile that union can be when religious extremism begins to rise.  The glories of Islamic Spain are beautifully rendered, but the film does not flinch when vividly portraying the violence and horror that ultimately engulfed it—violence that seems similar to what we witness today.

The world is at a crossroads.  Exploring the vibrant history of Islamic Spain could not be more important as we confront the profound political, strategic, and ethical challenges that will determine issues of war and peace for generations to come.  

The history of Islamic Spain demonstrates that when religious diversity is accommodated within a social and political system, problems and tensions may still exist, but society is able to successfully manage them, generally to the benefit of all. But when a power system or religious movement rejects complexity and insists on a single cultural and religiously-centered point of view, then society is likely to come to grief with everyone losing something.    

The history of Islamic Spain delivers this message with unprecedented power because it is a common history shared by both the Muslim East and the European West. Supported by a diverse group of scholars, this film was co-produced by Unity Productions Foundation and by the award-winning film director Rob Gardner.

In 1788, the slave ship Africa set sail towards America, with precious cargo: hundreds of men, women, and children. Eight months later, a handful of survivors were for sale in Mississippi. One of them, 26-year-old Abdul Rahman, made an amazing claim: he was a prince of an African kingdom. Prince Among Slaves is the true story of an African Prince, who endured the humiliation of slavery without ever losing his dignity or hope for freedom.