The Blessed Tree

An archaeological detective story discovering the Blessed Tree under which two religions first met, Islam and Christianity. A meditation on the themes of love of the Prophet, interfaith dialogue, veneration of holy sites, grace and symbolism. This film tells the story of the meeting between the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) as a young boy 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 reminder of the close links between the Abrahamic religions and a link to the life of the Prophet.