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Who is Allah?

Allah is the Arabic word for God: the One God of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, peace be upon them all. Meet Him through His ninety-nine Names, the signs in creation and the stories three faiths share.

Begin with the 99 NamesHow big is everything?
Footage: NASA Goddard (Hubble zoom-out); ESA/Webb, STScI (CC BY 4.0)

In a sentence or two

Allah is the Arabic word for God, used by Muslims and by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews. Muslims believe Allah is One, the Creator of everything, merciful, and like nothing in creation.

What the word means · God in three faiths · Why there's no picture · Christians and Jews say it too · Same God?

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The 99 Names

Each opens as a short series. Tap Hear it to hear the Name as it is recited in the Qur'an.

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Who is God to each of us?

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Judaism · 5 minThe One called “the Name”The Shema, the names of God in Hebrew, the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy.
Christianity · 5 minOur FatherThe Lord's Prayer, the Trinity in the churches' words, and Christians who say Allah.
Islam · 5 minOne, and like nothingTawhid, the Names, mercy and prayer.
Side by side · 4 minSame word, different mouthsShalom and as-Salām; Raḥum and ar-Raḥmān.

Our films

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Signs in Creation

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Through the Screen

The makers asked these questions first.

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On screen now

Interstellar, Arrival, Contact and more: where to watch in the UK.

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subscriptionfilmKingdom of HeavenSaladin's mercy at Jerusalem and a knight who wants a kingdom of conscience: history at its best and its worst.2005 · 144 · Ridley Scott (dir.); Scott Free · Stream: Disney Plus; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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FreefilmLife of PiA boy who loves God in three faiths, a tiger and an ocean: the film asks which story about God you'd rather believe.2012 · 127 · Ang Lee (dir.); Fox 2000 · Stream: Disney Plus, ITVX; Free: ITVX; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmInterstellarTime bends, a father keeps his promise, and love reaches across the universe.2014 · 169 · Christopher Nolan (dir.); Syncopy · Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmArrivalWhat if you could see your whole life at once, and still choose to love it?2016 · 116 · Denis Villeneuve (dir.); FilmNation / 21 Laps · Stream: Netflix, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube
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subscriptionfilm2001: A Space OdysseyFrom the first tool to the stars: cinema's great hymn to beginnings and what lies beyond.1968 · 149 · Stanley Kubrick (dir.) · Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmThe Tree of LifeOpens with Job (peace be upon him)'s question, "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?", then shows creation itself.2011 · 139 · Terrence Malick (dir.) · Stream: Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; Rent/buy: YouTube, Sky Store
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subscriptionfilmGravityAlone above the Earth, a woman who has never prayed wishes someone had taught her how.2013 · 91 · Alfonso Cuarón (dir.) · Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmDuneA desert world of prophecy and power that borrows heavily from Arabic and Islamic words.2021 · 155 · Denis Villeneuve (dir.); Legendary · Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmDune: Part TwoA warning about people who make themselves into prophets, and those who believe them.2024 · 167 · Denis Villeneuve (dir.); Legendary · Stream: Netflix; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmAvengers: Infinity WarSix stones that control space, time, reality, power, mind and soul, and what it means that only God holds them all.2018 · 149 · Anthony and Joe Russo (dirs.); Marvel Studios · Stream: Disney Plus; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmAvengers: EndgamePower used to undo harm costs everything: a blockbuster about sacrifice and what true power is.2019 · 181 · Anthony and Joe Russo (dirs.); Marvel Studios · Stream: Disney Plus; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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FreefilmEverything Everywhere All at OnceIn an endless multiverse, the answer turns out to be simple: be kind.2022 · 140 · Daniels (dirs.); A24 · Free: Channel 4; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, Curzon Home Cinema
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Watch with your neighbours

Friendships across faiths. Good for a film night together.

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rent/buyfilmLe Grand VoyageA French-Moroccan father and his secular son drive from France to Makkah, and slowly learn to see each other.2004 · 108 · Ismaël Ferroukhi (dir.); Pyramide Productions · Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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rent/buyfilmThe InfidelA British Muslim dad finds out he was born Jewish: a warm London comedy about how close our families really are.2010 · 105 · Josh Appignanesi (dir.), David Baddiel (writer); · Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmWadjdaA Riyadh girl wants a bike so much she enters a Qur'an recitation contest to win it.2012 · 98 · Haifaa al-Mansour (dir.); Razor Film · Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; Rent/buy: Amazon Video, Sky Store, Apple TV Store
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subscriptionfilmFiddler on the RoofTevye talks to God like a friend while life and tradition shift under his feet.1971 · 181 · Norman Jewison (dir.); Mirisch Company · Stream: MGM Plus Amazon Channel; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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unavailable UKseriesShtiselA tender drama about a Haredi family in Jerusalem: love, grief and faith from the inside.2013 · 50 · Ori Elon and Yehonatan Indursky (creators); Dori · No current UK listing (ScreenSearch, 7 Nov 2026)
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unavailable UKfilmMonsieur IbrahimAn old Muslim grocer in Paris quietly becomes a father to a lonely Jewish boy.2003 · 91 · François Dupeyron (dir.); ARP Sélection · No current UK listing (ScreenSearch, 7 Nov 2026)
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subscriptionfilmChariots of FireA Christian Scot and a Jewish Londoner run for Britain, each for his own faith.1981 · 123 · Hugh Hudson (dir.); Enigma / Allied Stars · Stream: Disney Plus; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
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rent/buyfilmEast Is EastA Salford Pakistani-English family in 1971: big laughs, real love and a dad trying his best.1999 · 97 · Damien O'Donnell (dir.), Ayub Khan Din (writer); · Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube
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FreeseriesWe Are Lady PartsA punk band of British Muslim women: funny, loud and full of faith on its own terms.2021 · Nida Manzoor (creator); Working Title Television · Stream: Sky Go; Free: Channel 4
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FreeseriesMan Like MobeenA Small Heath Muslim lad raising his sister: Birmingham comedy with a big heart.2017 · Guz Khan (creator); Tiger Aspect for BBC Three · Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video; Free: BBC iPlayer, Amazon Prime Video Free, Amazon MX Player
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FreeseriesRev.An inner-city London vicar keeps praying, keeps failing and keeps showing up.2010 · 30 · James Wood, Tom Hollander (creators); Big Talk P · Free: BBC iPlayer; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store
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FreefilmThe WayA grieving father walks the Camino de Santiago and finds friends, and maybe more.2010 · 128 · Emilio Estevez (dir.); Filmax / Elixir Films · Stream: FILMBOX+ Now Amazon Channel; Free: Plex; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmThe Big SickA Pakistani-American comic, his Muslim family and the girl he loves, true and funny.2017 · 120 · Michael Showalter (dir.), Kumail Nanjiani and Em · Stream: Amazon Prime Video; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube
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subscriptionfilmAli's WeddingA cleric's son in Melbourne tells one lie and has to grow up fast: a sweet Muslim rom-com.2017 · 110 · Jeffrey Walker (dir.), Osamah Sami (writer); Mat · Stream: Netflix
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subscriptionfilmWhat's Love Got to Do with It?A London rom-com about assisted marriage, two families and what love really means.2023 · 109 · Shekhar Kapur (dir.), Jemima Khan (writer); Work · Stream: Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; Rent/buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube
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FreefilmArrangedAn Orthodox Jewish teacher and a Muslim teacher become best friends in a Brooklyn school.2007 · 90 · Diane Crespo, Stefan Schaefer (dirs.) · Free: Tubi TV; Rent/buy: Amazon Video
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Shared Stories

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Big Questions

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Big QuestionWhy is there something?
Big QuestionWho made God?
Big QuestionWhy is there suffering?
Big QuestionWhat if we're wrong?

Free to watch tonight

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FreedocumentaryMuhammad: Legacy of a ProphetTells the Prophet (peace be upon him)'s story through ordinary American Muslims living it today - a gentle bridge for a general audience.2002 · 117 min · Kikim Media and Unity Productions Foundation (UP · UPF site / Kanopy (libraries); not on UK subscription services
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FreeYouTube videoThe Birmingham Qur'an manuscriptTwo parchment leaves in Birmingham, radiocarbon-dated close to the Prophet (peace be upon him)'s lifetime, show the Qur'an's text kept with care.2015 · 2:35 · University of Birmingham
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FreeYouTube videoHajj: journey to the heart of Islam (British Museum)Britain's national museum opened its doors to the Hajj, showing pilgrims' objects and stories to everyone.2012 · 0:52 · The British Museum
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FreeYouTube videoHajj: 7 things you don't know (BBC News)A short, friendly explainer of what pilgrims do and why, for people who have never thought about Hajj.2017 · 3:47 · BBC News
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FreeYouTube videoThe Dead Sea Scrolls (History Time)The story of how shepherds found the oldest Bible manuscripts in caves above the Dead Sea.2023 · 57:14 · History Time (Pete Kelly)
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Freeshort1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets (Ben Kingsley)Ben Kingsley plays al-Jazari in a short family film about the scientists of Muslim civilisation who studied God's creation.2010 · 13:18 · 1001 Inventions
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FreedocuseriesOur Planet (full episodes free on YouTube)The whole living planet in eight episodes, free to watch, every frame a reason to say 'subhan Allah'.2019 · 8 x ~50 min · Silverback Films with WWF for Netflix; narr. Dav
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FreeYouTube videoOur Planet: Humpback Whales (clip)Whales sing songs that travel across whole oceans - a sign tile that needs no words.2019 · 4:10 · Netflix
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FreedocuseriesPlanet Earth IIIThe newest landmark series shows life still finding a way in every corner of the Earth.2023 · 8 x 60 min · BBC Studios Natural History Unit; narr. David At · BBC iPlayer (free with TV licence); Sky Go
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FreedocuseriesBlue Planet IIThe ocean's darkness and light - the Qur'an's 'darkness upon darkness' in the deep sea, filmed for the first time.2017 · 7 x 60 min · BBC Natural History Unit; narr. David Attenborou · BBC iPlayer (free with TV licence); buy Apple TV, Amazon
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FreedocuseriesSeven Worlds, One PlanetOne episode per continent: seven worlds, each with its own creatures, all on one planet.2019 · 7 x 58 min · BBC Natural History Unit; narr. David Attenborou · BBC iPlayer, UKTV Play (free); Sky Go
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FreedocuseriesThe Green PlanetTime-lapse brings plants to life - seeds splitting, vines reaching, forests breathing.2022 · 5 x 60 min · BBC Studios Natural History Unit; narr. David At · BBC iPlayer (free); Sky Go
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Listen and play

ListenScriptures in their own soundsThe Shema, al-Fātiḥa, the Lord's Prayer in Arabic.
Play · 5 minMyth or fact?Twenty things people say about Allah.
Play · 3 minThe Ladder of ScaleFrom an atom to the universe.

Common Ground

From the screen to the street.

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MeetMeet the neighboursGroups that bring faiths together, near you.
VisitOpen doorsMosques, synagogues, churches and museums you can visit.
DoDays out togetherFor schools, faith groups and community groups.
Stand upOvercoming hateWhat works, and who to call.

Young Explorers

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StoryThe ant's viewThe ground shakes. An ant calls out: “Into your homes!” And a great king hears her.
StoryThe bee's mapWho taught the bee the way?
StoryWho holds the birds up?Look up. What keeps them there?