Scene Synopsis

Scene 1: Prologue The Clusters of light We travel across Arabia and back in time to Mecca prior to the birth of the Prophet.

Scene 2: Mecca The poet celebrates the beauty of pre Islam Mecca.

Scene 3: Jahiliya We witness the defilement of the Holy Kaaba through the instillation of idols and false Gods.

Scene 4: The Year of the Elephant One of a number of miracles heralding the birth of the Prophet, Allah sends an army of birds to destroy the Ethopian Army who seek to destroy the Kaaba.

Scene 5: The Birth of the Prophet A light shines across the universe as Prophet Mohammed is born.

Scene 6: Revelation While in prayer in the Al-hira cave, the Prophet Mohammed is visited by the Angel Gabriel. He accepts his destiny as the Messenger of God and receives the Iqra Surat as the first Qur’anic revelation.

Scene 7: Isra and Meeraj Following his revelation, in a single moment, the prophet miraculously travels from Mecca to Jerusalem, and then out through the cosmos to the heavens.

Scene 8: Persecution Challenging the power and laws of those who ruled Mecca, the first followers of Islam become persecuted for their faith. Scene 9: The Migration The faithful leave Mecca and travel across the desert to Medina

Scene 10: The Hijra The prophet Mohammed, with his companion Abu Bakir, travels to join his disciples. Allah’s intervention saves him where a spider web across the mouth of the Cave, fools the Qureish soldiers who seek to capture him.

Scene 11: Medina The crowd welcomes the Prophet to Medina, where a Chosen camel picks the place to build the first mosque. The former slave Bilal, chants the first call to prayer.

Scene 12: The Battle of Badr Forced to take up arms to defend their families and property, The faithful Muslims battle with the Qureish army at Badr. Bilal reminds the army of The Prophet’s strict instructions governing their behaviour on the battlefield, reflected in the compassion they show in victory.

Scene 13: Return to Mecca Following a series of battles, the Muslim Army and faithful triumphantly re-enter Mecca, where Bilal climbs the Kaaba and recites the call to prayer

Scene 14: The Death of the Prophet Following a recitation of the prophet’s final public speech, the people grieve his passing away.

Scene 15: Finale – Clusters of Light The poet celebrates the light that entered the world, and the words of The Prophet, which have spread out across the globe.