Review of The Message

The movie "The Message" is one of the well-known films in the Islamic world and one of my favourites. The main plot of the film can be known by its name, it is about the coming of a new religion to the prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) as a message. The movie begins with receiving the first Quranic verses from God by dint of Angel Gabriel in the cave. The prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) is not shown or visually or vocally demonstrated in some way in the movie due to Islamic law. However, other prominent characters are played by actors. Generally, the film is about the spread of the Islam religion, its hardships and blessings from its beginning and until the death of the prophet. In this movie review, we will discuss each significant events that were shown in the movie and introduce the characters. The distribution of Islam started step by step, person by person and called people to believe and pray to one and only God (Allah in Islam). The main reason for that is the majority of the people in Mecca deteriorated so much, worshipped 300 Gods in Ka'abah, bury their alive daughters due to their pride among the people and slavery. Due to the fact that Islam induces people to do good deeds and evoke people to avoid things that were mentioned before. In the movie, the hardships that the new Muslim people experienced because they followed Muhammad's religion. The first thing that we have to mention is the way which demonstrates the Pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. Due to Islamic law, not showing the faces, voices of the prophet and his family is a perfect decision because there is a chance that when some Muslim people pray they can associate the faces in the movie as real and the value of the religion can be vanished. For instance, in Christian tradition people carry the portrait of Jesus where it can be changed during the years and cannot be quantified as real. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) was born in Mecca and from the Quraiysh tribe which was one the influential clans. However, despite the fact that the prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) was from the influential clan, the fact that he was an orphan hurt pride of the people that disturbed them to believe in one God and admit his prophety. As I mentioned earlier the movie itself shows the hardships that prophet and his followers experienced. For instance, oppression of people, accused them with bad words, didn't even sell them their things. Moreover, one the signifacant examples in the movie is the situation of the Bilal who was the black slave in Mecca. Due to the fact that Islam teaches people that each person lives are matter and everybody are the same despite their skin colour, it was hard to confess this fact for rich Quraiysh people. The sequence of that kind of events occurred frequently and it impacted people to leave their homeland. Some of these followers escaped to Abyssinia, finding shelter under the king's protection. They move north, where they are welcomed warmly in Medina and help to establish the first Islamic mosque. They are told that their belongings are being sold on the trade in Mecca. For a brief moment, Muhammad prefers peace, but he is still granted permission to strike. In the Battle of Uhud, the Mecca people fought back with three thousand soldiers, killing Hamza (the prophet's uncle). The Muslims follow the Meccans, leaving the camp undefended. As a result, they are startled by riders approaching from behind and lose the fight. After that,10-year truce has been reached between the Meccans and the Muslims. A few years later, the people like Halid Ibn Walid and some influential Huraiyshs accepted the Islam and considered as one the devotees. After some years, Muslims take control of Mecca. The idol god images in the Kaaba are destroyed, and Bilaal Ibn Rabaah called the first azan in Mecca on the Kaaba.

Finally, I really enjoy the movie because it shows the brief history of the Islam religion. Moreover, as I mentioned earlier, the protection of women and black people that is the current problem in the world were considered and solved 1400 years ago.It depicts pivotal points in the history of Islam and Muhammad's life. It satisfies one's need to learn more about Islam and history's greatest human being. It is highly important in providing the message that Islam is a peaceful faith. In today's world, some extremists who identify as Muslims are murdering people in the name of Islam. This film depicts the true Islam, which is peaceful, as opposed to what the public sees.