The Message (1976)
Al-risâlah
207 min
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
- Release date
- March 9, 1977
- Country of origin
- Libya
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Cast
- Abdallah Gheith as Hamzah ibn Abdulmuttaleb
- Mohamed El Arabi as Ammar ibn Yaser
- Ahmed Marei as Zaid ibn Harethah
- Hamdy Gheith as Abu-Sufyan
- Mona Wassef as Hind bint Utbah
- Tayeb Saddiki as Al-Walid ibn Utba
- Mohamed Wafik as Amr ibn al-As
- Hassan Essakali
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Héraclius - Byzantine Emperor
- Mohammed Tawfik as Toothless Man
- Martin Benson as Kisra - Persian Emperor
- Damien Thomas as The Young Christian
- Abdulrahim El-Zurqani as Abu Talib
- Sanaa Gameel as Sumayya
- Abdulwareth Asar as Yasir
- Ashraf Abdel Ghafour as Mus'ab
- Mahmoud El-Sabbaa as Ibn Salul
- Ahmed Abaza as Abu Lahab
- Abdellah Lamrani as Ikrima
- Ali Ahmed Salem as Belal ibn Rabah
- Mahmoud Saaied as Khaled ibn al-Walid
- Habib Ageli as Hudhayfah
- Mounir Maasri as Jafar ibn Abu-Taleb
Crew
- Moustapha Akkad · Director
- H.A.L. Craig · Writer
- Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar · Writer
- Tewfik El-Hakim · Writer
- A.B. Rahman El-Sharkawi · Writer
- Moustapha Akkad · Producer
- Muammar Gaddafi · Producer
- Maurice Jarre · Composer
- Jack Hildyard · Cinematographer
- Hussein Afifi · Editor