The Emigrant
المهاجر
Youssef Chahine's retelling of the Joseph story set in ancient Egypt; its release sparked a legal battle in Egypt over depicting Qur'anic prophets on screen.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
ProphetsDissent, heresy and freethought
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 1994 CE · 1415 AH†
- Countries
- EG · FR
- Languages
- ar (original)
- Approach
- historical drama
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable (The hero is named Ram, not Joseph — the film was made after the Prophet-depiction controversy it generated.)
- Titles in other languages
- المهاجرL'ÉmigréThe Emigrant
Reception
- Ban (EG). A court order suspended Egyptian screenings; Chahine contested it, and the ban was later lifted on appeal.Historical
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- Features
- Khaled El Nabawy· Michel Piccoli· Mahmoud Hemida· Yousra· Safia El Emari
- Directed by
- Youssef Chahine
- Written by
- Youssef Chahine· Khaled Youssef
People and things also explored
Musaylima's apostasy and claim to prophethood at al-Yamama· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· خلق القرآن· The periods and stages of the Prophet's call· The modes (ranks) of revelation· The substance of the call in the opening of al-Muddaththir· The three years of the secret call· The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Emigrant”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-muhajir-1994/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.