Gradually, almost the entire city of Mecca begins to convert. The angel asks him to start and spread Islam. The film begins with Muhammad sending an invitation to accept Islam to surrounding rulers: Heraclius, the Byzantine Emperor the Patriarch of Alexandria the Sasanian Emperor.Įarlier Muhammad is visited by the angel Gabriel, which shocks him deeply.

Then-Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi provided the majority of the financial support. The film was nominated for Best Original Score in the 50th Academy Awards, composed by Maurice Jarre, but lost the award to Star Wars (composed by John Williams). It was an international co-production between Libya, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria and the United Kingdom. The international ensemble cast includes Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka, Michael Forest, André Morell, Garrick Hagon, Damien Thomas, and Martin Benson. Released in both separately-filmed Arabic and English-language versions, The Message serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.

The film has an important place in the Muslim world, as most Muslims have watched it at least once. Prophecy originally known as Mohammad, Messenger of God) is a 1976 Islamic epic drama film directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad, chronicling the life and times of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the perspective of his uncle Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib and adopted son Zayd ibn Harithah. The Message ( Arabic: الرسالة, Ar-Risālah, lit.

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