I hope I don’t get in trouble for posting this, but I really wanted to share it. 
Below is a link to a Youtube playlist I made. The videos are episodes of a PBS documentary forming an entry of the “Empires” series produced in 2000, narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley.
Detailing the life of Mohammed and the birth of Islam (ep 1), the height of Islamic civilization (ep 2), and the Ottoman Empire (ep 3):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3UHNhQ1Zk&list=PLoygC3oFEQGw2yEZjMBpNvsIUbyKrnO06
Here’s a link to the PBS site if anyone’s interested in the making of the show: