Muhammad: The Last Prophet

Muhammad: The Last Prophet

Promotional film poster for Muhammad: The Last Prophet
Directed by Richard Rich
Produced by Terry L. Noss
Thomas J. Tobin
Mowafak El-Harthy
Written by Brian Nissen
Starring Eli Allem
Nicholas Kadi
Narrated by Brian Nissen
Music by William Kidd
Edited by Joe Campana
Production
company
RichCrest Animation Studios
Distributed by Fine Media Group
Badr International
Release dates
  • November 8, 2002 (Turkey)
  • November 14, 2004 (United States)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country United States
Language English and Arabic

Muhammad: The Last Prophet is a 2002 animated film and quranic epic[1] produced by Badr International and directed by Richard Rich. The movie was released in limited cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom. The movie focuses on the early days of Islam and Muhammad.

This film has been approved by the Council of Al-Azhar Al-Shareef (Islamic Research Academy) and the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council of Lebanon. Other films have been created by the same distributor and directed by the same person, Richard Rich, as prequels of this film, such as the following: Before the Light (relating to historical events that have taken place in Arabia before the birth of Muhammad, with his grandfather Abdul-Muttalib as the main character), Salman the Persian (film) (pertaining to the story of Salman's journey in seeking true knowledge of His One and Only God), and Great Women of Islam (pertaining to the roles of women in Arabia before and after the birth of Islam, with Nusaybah bint Ka'ab, Asma' bint Abi Bakr, and Hind Bint Utbah as the central characters). In accordance with Islamic law and tradition, Muhammad is not depicted in each of these films, and the same goes for his first four caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. Every scene where he is present is shot from his perspective, and his words are paraphrased by the narrator.

Here in this film, some characters, who were not actual companions of Muhammad or even real historical figures, are made up, such as the main character Malek and the rest of his family.

Plot

The film follows Muhammad's first years as a prophet starting with Islam's beginnings in Mecca in which the Muslims are persecuted, the exodus to Medina, and ending with the Muslims' triumphant return to Mecca. A number of crucial events, such as the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud, the Battle of the Trench, and the Conquest of Mecca are depicted.

Cast

List of cast members and characters of this film, as well as the prequels:

Fictional characters

Historical figures

  • Jerome Dixon as Bilal
  • Jacob Livingston as Ammar
  • Mark Hunt as Ja`far
  • Spencer Beglarain as Bara'
  • C.S. Berkley as Hamza
  • Anthony Mozdy as Salman
  • C.S. Berkley as Yasir
  • Eli Allem as Abu Talib (Old)
  • James Simon as Abu Talib
  • Anthony Dee as Abu Talib (Young)
  • Leon Morenzie as Negus, King of Abyssinia
  • David Francis as Abdul-Muttalib
  • Jake Palmer as Abdullah
  • Brian Micheal as Harith
  • Mary-Louise Gemmill as Sumayyah
  • Henrietta Carol as Hind
  • Allison Yale as Nusaybah
  • Kat Cressida as Asma'
  • Lindy Allison as Fatimah
  • Catherine Lavin as Aminah

Reception

Review aggregator Metacritic has estimated an average score of 47 out of 100, based on the reviews of four critics.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moving images of the Islamic experience LA Times, retrieved 27 November 2013

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