Documentary on the origins and history of Islam. CU damask cloth, illustrating origin of word from "Damascus;" CU of coffee beans, indicating "coffee" is Arabic word; CU bag of caraway seeds, indicating "caraway" is Arabic word; CU of cotton cloth, illustrating origin of "muslin" is from the city of Mosul; shots of unnamed city; man spreads out Persian rug; CU of curved sword as it is unsheathed; long shot, camels in desert; man harvesting in date palm from below; CU basket of dates; CU or oranges on tree, building with Moorish architecture in background; two farmers shoveling irrigation ditches; farmer in field, long shot; shepherds with sheep in field; two views of saddled and bridled Arabian horse; CU of tooled leather saddle; CU of engraving of silver in progress; open Quran CU, showing decoration; CU of Arabic numeral on a page