Jejak Rasul
| Jejak Rasul | |
|---|---|
| Theme music composer | Peter Lim |
| Country of origin |
 Malaysia |
| No. of seasons | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approximately 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV3 |
| Original run | 1995 – present |
Jejak Rasul is a popular Islamic documentary show in Malaysia. The show is broadcast on TV3 and is always broadcast daily during the Ramadan fasting month, typically in the late afternoon or in the evening a few hours before Iftar time.
The show is sponsored by Persatuan Pengimport dan Kenderaan Melayu Malaysia (PEKEMA) as of season 20. Throughout the show's run, its former sponsors were Agro Bank, Celcom, Mofaz Corporation, Johor Corporation and Bank Islam and RHB Islamic Bank. It has been rerunning daily on TV3 at 5:30 am while its early episodes have been reran on TV9, Astro Oasis and on the Emas channel on TM's Hypp TV.
The show's episodes have also been released in video tapes. The show has also inspired other local TV stations to air documentaries similar to this such as Ayat Riwayat on TV Alhijrah, Syahadah on TV1 and Al-Risaalah on TV9.
List of series
| Seasons | Year AD | Year AH (Hijira) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jejak Rasul | 1995 | 1416 | |
| Jejak Rasul 2 | 1996 | 1417 | |
| Jejak Rasul 3 (North Africa and Europe) |
1997 | 1418 | |
| Jejak Rasul 4 (China and India) |
1998 | 1419 | |
| Jejak Rasul 5 (Southeast Asia) - Satu Akidah, Satu Sempadan (One Faith, One Boundaries) |
1999 | 1420 | |
| Jejak Rasul 6 (Africa) - Satu Arah, Satu Tujuan (One Destination, One Goal) |
2000 | 1421 | |
| Jejak Rasul 7 - Mesir, Bumi Anbia (Egypt, Land of the Prophets) | 2001 | 1422 | |
| Jejak Rasul 8 - Sutera Laut, Bicara Syahadah (The Sea Silk, the spread of the Syahadah) | 2002 | 1423 | The Sea Silk was referring to the sea routes used by Arab merchants, as they were sailing to Asia and other parts of the world in order to spread Islam, besides than selling goods. |
| Jejak Rasul 9 - Warkah Mesopotamia (Letters of Mesopotamia) | 2003 | 1424 | |
| Jejak Rasul 10 - Sejagat yang Berdaulat (A Universal Sovereign) | 2004 | 1425 | |
| Jejak Rasul 11 - Sicupak dari Istanbul (The Sicupak from Istanbul) | 2005 | 1426 | The 'Sicupak' word came from the 'Lada Sicupak' Cannon, the cannons which was given by Ottoman Turks to the Acehnese Sultanate, as a respond of aid request from the Sultan of Aceh which on that time to prevent the Portuguese from invading Aceh. This series depicts the history of Aceh Sultanate and Turkish Ottoman Empire. |
| Jejak Rasul 12 - Nabi Muhammad | 2006 | 1427 | This series was dedicated to Prophet Muhammad, where the episodes where based from 'Sirah Nabawiyah', the Prophet's history, written and compiled by Ibnu Hisham. |
| Jejak Rasul 13 - Sahabat | 2007 | 1428 | (Monday to Friday), This series was dedicated to the Disciples of Prophet Muhammad, i.e. the 'Khulafa Ar-Rasyidin', which means The First 4 Caliphs of Islam (Abu Bakar As-Siddiq, Umar Al-Khattab, Usman Bin Affan and Ali Bin Abi Talib). |
| Jejak Rasul 13 - As-Salam USA | 2007 | 1428 | (weekends, a split-off series) |
| Jejak Rasul 14 - Rihlah Ibn Battutah (Rihlah of Ibn Battutah) | 2008 | 1429 | |
| Jejak Rasul 15 - Sirah Anbia (History of the Prophets) | 2009 | 1430 | |
| Jejak Rasul 16 - Trilogi Suara Kebenaran | 2010 | 1431 | Segment 1: Kisah Srikandi Segment 2: Jihad Segment 3: Kaum Yahudi dan Bani Israel |
| Jejak Rasul 17 - Legasi Muhammad di Eropah Timur (Muhammad's Legacy in the Eastern Europe) | 2011 | 1432 | |
| Jejak Rasul 18 - Al-Quran & Sirah Anbiya | 2012 | 1433 | This season recaps past seasons of the documentary. Airs Friday to Sunday with 13 episodes. |
| Jejak Rasul 19 - Ramadan di Tiga Tanah Suci (Ramadan in the Three Holy Lands) | 2013 | 1434 | This season was aired daily as in previous years but not in 2012. This season's filming was made on the year before this was broadcast, i.e. Ramadan 1433 AH (July–August 2012). |
| Jejak Rasul 20 - Rehlah Dua Daie | 2014 | 1435 | This season aired only on Friday to Sunday as in 2012. 15 episodes have been aired with one Aidilfitri special. This season concentrates on the journey of two viewers of Jejak Rasul who later become missionaries after being remorse of their wrongdoings along with presenter Zainal Ariffin Ismail to Jordan and Palestine for forty days. |