Why not make a movie about Muhammad (SAW)?

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With the success of The Passion of the Christ, why has nobody seriously considered making a movie about the life of Muhammad (SAW)? The last one made was decades ago. I would imagine it could get an enormous amount of funding for it. Since we dont use images of Prophets, the same thing could be done as was done before, where a “shadow” is presented.

Since Islam and Muslims have catapulted into the public eye recently, dont you think a movie about the Prophet(SAW) would help clear up misconceptions?

Would you support a movie based on the Prophet’s(SAW) life? Would you go and see it? Would you consider acting in it? Thanks.

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did u ever watched, The Message ?

  • I didn't even liked the perivew of that movie, The Passion of the Christ.....
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Originally posted by Swera: *
did u ever watched, **The Message* ?

  • I didn't even liked the perivew of that movie, The Passion of the Christ..... [/QUOTE]

I did, but it left out a lot of elements.

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what was that MUHAMMAD: LEGACY OF A PROPHET all about????

i have the video but still dint get time to watch it.... :(

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Making a cinematic movie about early days of Islam is probably not very feasible. Not only they can't show the Prophet of Islam (Peace be upon him), they can't even show his closest companions. "The Message" skirted around this cinematic nightmare by picking Hazrat Hamza (May Allah be Pleased With him) and Hinda as the main characters around which they build the story... but it remains a challange for any script-writer and director. Any other attempt will likely look more like a documentay with narrators, than a movie.

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who would watch it Munni.. remember .. pictures and movies aren't allowed by the ruling of majority of sects..

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who would watch it Munni.. remember .. pictures and movies aren't allowed by the ruling of majority of sects..
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Really... can you be more specific which sects? I was under the impression it is the art work (paintings and other forms) depicting humans and animals is not allowed... not the video or camera photos.

How would you watch news coverage or surveillance camera output?

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*Originally posted by PakistaniAbroad: *
who would watch it Munni.. remember .. pictures and movies aren't allowed by the ruling of majority of sects..
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PakistaniAbroad, I have read that it is allowed by majority sects as long its educational and for dawah purposes. Was reading about it just the other day.

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:salam:

I dont think muslims would ever allow this to be made.

We know pictures are not allowed to be drawn of the prophet:saw:, so why would films be allowed, where someone would play him.

I am pretty certain no scholar would allow this kind of film.

And who would play the part of the prophet:saw:, this would cause so many arguments, even ‘the message’ had problems when it was filmed.

The film would cause so much controvsy probably even riots where the film is being shown. Would all this be worth it.

We cant use something which is prohibited in islam to propgate it.

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I think thats a documentary about the prophet:saw:, Ive got that lying aorund aswell but havent had a chance to watch it.

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hey i don't know the details. but that's the impression i get when is see a lot of Mullahs with their shalwars in a bunch over pictures and movies and other art forms.. if they'd only be consistent and not come up with these cop outs of 'educational' and 'dawah' purposes..

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*Originally posted by armughal: *
what was that MUHAMMAD: LEGACY OF A PROPHET all about????

i have the video but still dint get time to watch it.... :(
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yeah, it is a documentary describing the early days of Islam. It's more of a new convert or a non-muslim to get an idea of Islam than Prophet's life.

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*Originally posted by PakistaniAbroad: *
hey i don't know the details. but that's the impression i get when is see a lot of Mullahs with their shalwars in a bunch over pictures and movies and other art forms..

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thats what happens if u look at things with a narrow mind never ready to accept things that differ from what u have been fed with already....

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*Originally posted by armughal: *
thats what happens if u look at things with a narrow mind never ready to accept things that differ from what u have been fed with already....
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thank you for your commentary.. who's narrow minded again? i'm not the one all worried about the length of my facial hair or whether i can wear gold or not or to have my shalwar higher than my ankles or whether to draw or paint or photograph or listen to music or movies.. sheesh.. aa jatay hain disco maulvi.. sab mazay bhee lainay haiN aur ya habibi haraam haraam bhee laga rakha hay..

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I heard there was a movie made in America on Islam and the Prophet and it was banned in many Muslim countries. Does anyone know which movie was that?

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*Originally posted by Munni: *

I did, but it left out a lot of elements.
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WHAT DO U MEAN WHEN U SAY IT LEFT OUT A LOT O ELEMENTS

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I heard there was a movie made in America on Islam and the Prophet and it was banned in many Muslim countries. Does anyone know which movie was that?
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THE MOVIE U SPEAK IS CALLED THE MESSAGE

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angel404

Next time, pls switch off your CAPSLOCK before posting here.

Thanks

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Was it banned because it showed the Prophet?

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This is the movie, “The Message”

Good film.
I dont know why it was banned, it never showed prophet or even khalifa (image or audio). The most famous person portrayed by a real actor was Abu Sufyan.