The Falcon of Quraish(2002)

The rise of a dynasty, the fall of an empire.

The Falcon of Quraish is a historical drama series following Abd al-Rahman, a young Umayyad prince who survives the Abbasid massacre of his dynasty in Damascus. Hunted across deserts and seas, he flees to the edges of the Muslim world, where he uses cunning and political acumen to establish a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, the series opens their celebrated Andalusian trilogy with sweeping scope and meticulous historical detail. The narrative balances grand political ambition with intimate human struggle, tracing how one man's determination reshapes the medieval Islamic world and carves out a new kingdom from exile.