Abu Lahab

أبو لهب

An early Egyptian film dramatising Abu Lahab's opposition to Islam in Mecca — among the first Arabic films on a Qur'anic figure.

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Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
1953 CE · 1372 AH†
Countries
EG
Languages
ar (original)
Approach
historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not shown · Companions: Some shown · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
أبو لهبAbu Lahab

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Set in
Mecca· The Prophetic Era

People and things also explored

The three years of the secret call· The pause of revelation (Fatra)· The Isra and Mi'raj· the splitting of the moon· Bilal: A New Breed of Hero· Dawn of Islam· The Life of Muhammad· Muhammad: The Last Prophet

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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Lahab”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/abu-lahab-1953/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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The three years of the secret call

The first stage of the call to Islam — individual and secret for three years — in which the first band believed: Khadija, Ali, Zayd and Abu Bakr on the first day, then those whom Abu Bakr called, then a company Ibn Hisham numbers at over forty from every clan of Quraysh; during it prayer was first prescribed.