2h 45m; Documentary; 2026
The Sacred City II
Was the original religion of Islam lost?
Featuring
Crew
90 min; Documentary; 2016
The Sacred CityOriginal film
Discovering the real birthplace of Islam
Featuring
- Ivan GreylingCameraman
- Jonny BinksFocus, 2nd camera
- Sean TaylorSound
- Calum WaitesDIT
- Luke WallaceRunner, Movie
Crew
The evidence behind the films
The Research
Explore the data, tools and writing the documentaries are built on.
Timeline
Muslim and Christian manuscripts and the archaeology, mapped across 200 years.
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The Qibla Tool
Measure where any early mosque actually points — and what it points at.
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Database
The full dataset of early mosque orientations behind the films.
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Books
Dan Gibson's books on Nabataean Mecca and early Islamic qiblas.
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Papers
Peer-reviewed and working papers on qibla direction and early Islam.
Open →Dan Gibson — YouTube video series
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The Sacred City II — 3 hour film
English — 1080 VideoPendingEnglish — 4K VideoPendingThe Sacred City — original, by language
- 70 minute English
- 90 minute English
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- Amharic
- Arabic
- Azeri
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Chittagong
- Dutch
- Farsi
- Italian
- Hebrew
- Hausa
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Swahili
- Turkish
- Urdu