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Dawn of Islam
Dawn of Islam
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DAWN OF ISLAM

Fajr al islam

Directed by Salah Abouseif
Egypt, 1971
Drama

Synopsis

This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster’s uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad.

Synopsis

This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster’s uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad.