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Figurative depictions of prophets are never shown in this museum.

Screening Room

Format: Series · About Islam
Countries: SA
Languages: ar (original) · fa (dubbed) · tr (dubbed) · ur (dubbed) · id (dubbed)
Approach: historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not shown · Companions: Shown · Imams: Shown (The Prophet is never shown; Companions including Ali are played by actors — a depiction Sunni religious authorities have often objected to.)
Titles in other languages: عمرOmarFarouk Omar

Fatwa. Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy and Saudi Dar al-Ifta opposed the series for depicting the Companions; other scholars including Salman al-Ouda and Yusuf al-Qaradawi approved it.
Protest. Pre-broadcast campaign against the series ('No to showing Farouk Omar'); defenders argued dramatising the Companions has precedent.

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

Check it against the record:Umar ibn al-Khattab · Muhammad

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