Muhammad: The Messenger of God
محمد رسول الله
Majid Majidi's Iranian epic about the Prophet ﷺ's childhood in Mecca; he is shown from behind and in silhouette, never his face. It was planned as the first part of a trilogy.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Figurative depictions of prophets are never shown in this museum.
ProphetsImages and figural art
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · About Islam
- Released
- 2015 CE · 1436 AH†
- Countries
- IR
- Languages
- fa (original)
- Approach
- historical drama
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Figure without a face · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable (The boy Muhammad is played by an actor but the face is never shown.)
- Titles in other languages
- محمد رسولاللهMuhammad: The Messenger of Godمحمد رسول الله
Reception
- Objection — al-Azhar and Saudi scholars, reported in press coverage. Calls to ban the film for depicting the Prophet, even without the face; objections reported in 2015–2016 coverage.Debated
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- About
- Muhammad
- Set in
- Pre-Islamic Arabia· Mecca
- Features
- Alireza Shoja Nouri· Sareh Bayat· Mahdi Pakdel· Mina Sadati· Mohsen Tanabandeh· Rana Azadivar· Mohammad Yaromtaghloo· Najmeddin Shariati
- Directed by
- Majid Majidi
- Written by
- Majid Majidi
People and things also explored
Muhammad: The Final Legacy· The three years of the secret call· The pause of revelation (Fatra)· Ibrahim's journeys to Mecca· The Isra and Mi'raj· The Command to Sacrifice Ismail· the splitting of the moon· The Message
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Muhammad: The Messenger of God”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/muhammad-rasul-allah-2015/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.