Islam

The Blessed Tree DVD

A meditation on the themes of love of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him), veneration of holy sites, grace and symbolism. This film tells the story of the meeting between the Prophet and a Christian monk named Bahira. The meeting happened in the shade of a tree.
Fourteen hundred years later that same tree was discovered still alive in the northern deserts of Jordan. The only tree alive in hundreds of square miles of emptiness. This tree is a link to the life of the Prophet and a place of pilgrimage today…

Directed by Mustafa Gouverneur

Product Description

This film tells the story of the meeting between the Prophet and a Christian monk named Bahira. The meeting happened in the shade of a tree. Fourteen hundred years later that same tree was discovered still alive in the northern deserts of Jordan.

Reviews

”The Blessed Tree has a fruit, the seed of which plants a new branch of Iman (faith) in the heart. I literally felt my Iman increase while watching this film. There are parts which would reduce even the hardest of hearts to tears.”
– Shaykh Hamza Yusuf