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Format: Film · About Islam
Released: 1976 CE · 1396 AH†
Countries: LB · LY · KW · MA · GB
Languages: ar (original) · en (original) · tr (dubbed)
Approach: historical-drama
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not shown · Companions: Some shown · Imams: Not applicable (Scenes addressing the Prophet are filmed from his point of view.)
Titles in other languages: الرسالةThe MessageÇağrı

Reception

Approval — al-Azhar, as stated in the film's opening title, 1976 CE · 1396 AH†. Later reported as withdrawn. Both statements are to be recorded with sources.Debated
Objection — Muslim World League
Ban (SA, EG, KW). Bans in several countries are reported; their dates and lifting are to be sourced.

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Check it against the record:Muhammad · The Hijra · The Battle of Badr · The Battle of Uhud

Brief

The Message (1976) is a feature film about the beginning of Islam. Its makers filmed it twice, in Arabic and in English, and chose never to show or voice the Prophet.

About

The film follows the Prophet's mission in Mecca, the migration to Medina, and the battles of Badr and Uhud. Scenes in which the Prophet is addressed are filmed from his point of view.

How it was received

The museum records the reception and takes no side. The entries are listed in the facts panel with their status, and each is waiting for its sources before the page can be reviewed.

Connections

About: Muhammad The Hijra The Battle of Badr The Battle of Uhud
Set in: The Prophetic Era Mecca Medina

People and things also explored

Umar ibn al-Khattab The Hijra Muhammad The Pledges of Aqaba The early Muslim community Abdullah ibn Mas'ud Aisha bint Abi Bakr Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

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islam.museum contributors. “The Message”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-risala-1976/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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Words

Qur'an, hadith, poetry, and the languages and scripts of Muslim peoples. Related

Umar ibn al-Khattab

Second caliph (634–644); under his rule the early community conquered Syria, Egypt and much of the Sasanian Empire. Remembered in Sunni tradition as al-Faruq, the model of just rule.