I don't think it was banned as such. If I remember correctly, the movie was approved by Al-Azhar scholars. And the movie actually portrayed the story of Hazrat Hamza (May Allah be Pleased with him) who was the uncle of our Prophet (Peace and Blessings be Upon him). Anthony Quinn played the role (quite well, if I may say). He was martyred by a black slave on the orders of Hinda. The movie portrayed, quite nicely, the early days of Islam in Mekkah (started with the hijrah to Habsha). Portrayed the cruelty on muslims by the kuffar in Mekkah. Then it showed Hijrah and the events in Medina.
They never even showed a shadow of Prophet or any of the four khulafa-e-Rashideen or any wife of the Prophet. They showed how the Prophet left Mekkah for the hijraah to Medina and how Kuffar were disapponted on not finding him in his bed, and followed him outside Medina. The spider created a web on the mouth of cave and the kuffar turned back. They showed the camel bringing the Prophet to Medina and how people welcomed him. They showed a two-bladed sword (Al Zulfiqaar) which was a symbol of Hazrat Ali (May Allah be Pleased with him) during the battle of Khaybar.
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I don't think it was banned as such. If I remember correctly, the movie was approved by Al-Azhar scholars. And the movie actually portrayed the story of Hazrat Hamza (May Allah be Pleased with him) who was the uncle of our Prophet (Peace and Blessings be Upon him). Anthony Quinn played the role (quite well, if I may say). He was martyred by a black slave on the orders of Hinda. The movie portrayed, quite nicely, the early days of Islam in Mekkah (started with the hijrah to Habsha). Portrayed the cruelty on muslims by the kuffar in Mekkah. Then it showed Hijrah and the events in Medina.
They never even showed a shadow of Prophet or any of the four khulafa-e-Rashideen or any wife of the Prophet. They showed how the Prophet left Mekkah for the hijraah to Medina and how Kuffar were disapponted on not finding him in his bed, and followed him outside Medina. The spider created a web on the mouth of cave and the kuffar turned back. They showed the camel bringing the Prophet to Medina and how people welcomed him. They showed a two-bladed sword (Al Zulfiqaar) which was a symbol of Hazrat Ali (May Allah be Pleased with him) during the battle of Khaybar.
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Faisal, thats what I mean, a movie created with similar techniques to The Message. However, with a lot more biographical data. Or would that be near impossible?