StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

classicsoncall Surprisingly, I had never heard of this movie and probably would have never seen it had it not been listed in IMDb's 'Top 250' films of last year. I can't imagine why that is, because films like "The Ten Commandments" and "King of Kings" seem to be universally known from the Christian perspective. I also have to confess that I know very little of the religion of Islam, though we are inundated on a daily basis with the extremist elements that have emerged from that ideology. I thought this picture presented a very even handed portrayal of the origins of Islam, even though a major downside was the inability to show the character of Mohammad on screen, a consideration afforded to the adherents of the religion. As a springboard to learning more about Islam, I think this film is an effective first step, designed to lead those having an interest toward other sources of information. The casting for the film is first rate, with excellent cinematography and bold characterizations. It deserves wider recognition among cinema fans, as evidenced by the relatively low number of user ratings and film reviews on this board.

hayatikayhan The message is an incredible movie. It is the story of the birth of Islam. The movie portrays in great detail, the enormous odds the prophet Mohammed and his followers had to surmount when the idea of Islam was conceived. The movie is a wonderful .I would recommend it to everybody as a must see.

rafsany2012 One of the best movies on Islam. May be the best by far. great effort by the Director, producer, artists and co-artists. Mustafa Akkhad did a wonderful job creating an epic movie. Dir. Al Akkad faced challenges in many ways. The increasing pressure from Saudi Arabia to shutdown the production caused some delays. The king Hassan of Morocco, Al Gaddafi of Libya and King Khalid bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia financially supported the full production of this film. with the full support from the Libyan and Moroccan Govt the production team finally came to an end. The major roles played the actors in this movie in terms withe time fact was extraordinary. Specially the role of "Anthony Quinn" as "Hamza", "Michael Ansara" as "Abu Sofyan", "Michael Forest" as "Khalid", "André Morell" as "Abu-Talib" was amazing.

Merghani Elboshra Plot SummaryThis amazing historical epic is concerned with depicting the birth of the Islamic faith and also the story of its Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This film not only depicts the life of the Islamic Prophet with accuracy but also respects the Islamic principle and belief that the Prophet Muhammad should not be depicted through any form of imagery or through an actor, instead the film uses the view of a camera and background music to depict his actions and presence within each scene. In general, the film portrays the Prophet's visit by the angel Gabriel, who brings him revelation to spread the message of monotheism and to remove the 300 idols within the Kaaba, speak out against social and political corruption, and to also stand against those leaders of Mecca who are causing all of the corruption.World Religion This movie falls in almost perfect synchronization when it comes to the related material we will eventually learn in the World Religion's textbook on the topic of Islam that can be found in the twelfth chapter. Within the movie, the story of the prophet's family life, social life, and political/military life is portrayed in great detail. With his family life, his story is told by a sahaba (companion) as to what he experienced up in the cave. One of the characters spoke to the prophet's uncle as to what happened up in the mountain when the angel Gabriel visited Muhammad, How the angel commanded him to "read in the name of his Lord who created man from a clot of blood", how scared Mohammed was of the situation, how he went to his wife and best companion Khadijah, and how she attempted to comfort him through good facts of his character (truthfulness, trustworthiness, etc.). The companion explained most of the story within the film because the prophet's image and also the image of Khadijah could not be portrayed. All of these statements and facts portrayed by the film coincide directly to the descriptions of Muhammad made through multiple historical documents and also within the book (Pg.462; Muhammad and the Revelations, Khadija; pg. 463).The film also portrays in great detail the death of the Prophets uncle, the harassment he suffered while he attempted to preach his faith (being pelted with stones in one scene), and great portrayals of major battles in which Muhammad partook in. The film also displays the nature in which the Muslims were commanded by God to preach to the common public. In that scene, the Muslims formed rows and locked arms while saying the Shahadah, "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his messenger." Overall, this film is relative to the topics discussed within World Religions because it gives a visual portrayal of how Islam formed, its significance in history, the tribulations that the Prophet and his followers underwent, and how the message was received to the Prophet and how it was spread. All of the events that were portrayed in the film accurately portray the scenarios known to historians and philosophers and most importantly educates the audience of the stories and teachings that came along with Islam.