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• Actors: Dr. Souad Saleh, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Sheikh Yussuf al Badri, Ghada Shabandar, Ajmal Masroor
• Directors: Antony Thomas
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
• DVD Release Date: June 23, 2009
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001VDSSDG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,121 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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INSIDE THE KORAN - DVD Movie

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! Every American should see this documentary!, January 1, 2010

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John H. Jennings (Bedford, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside the Koran (DVD)

It goes without saying that many in the Christian and Jewish worlds are deficient in knowledge about the Koran and the diversity of Muslim beliefs. "Inside the Koran" is an outstanding, "most bang for your buck" introduction to Islam. Experts, of course, will quibble over specific points, but there is a crying need for a starting point for the average Western viewer.

This documentary explains the difference between Sunni and Shia, and several other variants of Islam. It explains how different Muslims can find, within the Koran, completely opposite justifications for how they act on crucial issues like the use of terrorism and violence, and the role of women. Some insist that the Koran is Allah's unchangeable word, others that it is a living, flexible message that each believer can interpret for himself. Many Americans do not understand emotionally why Muslins consider the United States and the State of Israel to be joined at the hip. This program makes that clear. The role of Saudi Arabia as the major funder of the recent expansion of Muslim beliefs, education, and some terrorism is outlined.

Some coverage is given to recent scholarship that questions historical interpretations of the Koran and accepted history of the various texts. Such scholarship may prove to be right, but should initially be taken with a grain of salt. Regardless, this is an excellent general introduction.

"Inside the Koran" has excellent production values for elements such as photography, interview technique, sound and editing. It should be required viewing in every high school in the United States.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Up, January 6, 2010

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Jingying Li - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside the Koran (DVD)

I saw this documentary on Nationation Geographic Channel. The video is very interesting and provided alot information the development of Koran and different intepretations. I recommend to everyone who is interested about learning more about what is written in Koran and how different scholar interpret the Koran. I found it pretty amazing when they compare the different verses between the current Arabic version of Koran and the newly discovered earlies version fo Koran in Yeman.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good for an introduction, July 30, 2010

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Cassandra Strand "cassandra_s" (Roseville, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside the Koran (DVD)

This documentary is not good for an introduction to Islam. It jumps from point to point and from Shia to Sunni to Sufi ideology without giving clear divisions as to who those views belong. For a film that claims to get inside the qur'an it spends very little time actually discussing what is said in the text at all. It gives a little passage here and there but certainly does'nt go into it. It barely gives how different scholars interpret the meanings and why or how they are misinterpreted. Although there is mention of how certain passages that talk about mercy and such are sometimes only half-heeded it is understated. This documentary gives the impression that Islam is widely open to interpretation which it is not. 85% of Muslims (as stated in the film itself) are Sunni so why not emphasize the Sunni beliefs since that's what most believe and then give the minority views of Shia, Sufi, even Wahabist views. There is good information in it, there is poorly presented and/or bad information in it. It is not a good primer. Even many of the issues it addresses are not beginners level issues and are better left to someone who already has a basic understanding of Islam and various Muslim cultures. Inside Islam and Islam: Empire of Faith are far better as an introduction to this religion. I had hopes that this would provide a better understanding of how certain verses from the Qur'an are mis-interpreted by both extremists and by those who try to disprove Islam but that was not the case either. Overall I felt this was a very poor introduction and a very poor look at the Qur'an itself. Don't wast your time or money with it.