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Guelwaar

غيلوار

Guelwaar.

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At a glance

Identifiers
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Review
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Islam and ChristianityPeace-making and coexistenceHumour and everyday life

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
1993 CE · 1413 AH†
Countries
SN
Languages
wo (original) · fr (original)
Approach
comedy
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

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

Overview

A film by Ousmane Sembène about a funeral in which the body of a Christian is placed in a Muslim cemetery, revealing a sectarian conflict, both comic and serious. 1 2

People and things also explored

The delegation of Najran· The Sultan and the Saint· Excuse My French· Hassan and Marcus· Watu Wote· Where Do We Go Now?· The Band's Visit· al-Qullays (the Yemeni Kaaba)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Guelwaar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/gilwar-1993/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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The delegation of Najran

Sixty riders of Christian Najran came to Medina in 9 AH led by the Aqib, the Sayyid and Bishop Abu Haritha; when they declined Islam the Prophet offered the mutual invocation of God's curse (mubahala) with Fatima, al-Hasan and al-Husayn, they asked instead for terms, and a treaty granted them God's protection in exchange for two thousand garments a year.