People are complaining about it not mentioning every aspect of the prophets life. If they wanted that they would need a series of 10 seasons, 30 episodes each, each episode would be two hours. The movie is covering the journey of Islam, not the personal life of the prophet. I recommend this movie to anyone interested in history, Islam, and arab/muslim culture.

Propaganda akin to Communist or Nazi Literature. I couldn't bear to sit through the several hours of mind twisting nonsense. And a reading of the Koran does not tally up with the pristineness of the movie. Where are the references in the movie to the many violent passages in the Koran? None at all. Skip! 8.3 on IMDB??? Yeah, if this is a fairy-tale movie. But it's not. It pretends to narrate actual history but is really fiction.

This movies shows true Islam and not the Islam media and politics show to the world. Watch the movie then you will no true Islam. True Islam teaches about peace, mercy, compassion, love for others. It teaches that it is not allowed to convert people unwillingly. It teaches that racism is forbidden. It teaches that everyone is equal to one another. That women is equal to men. It teaches that becoming rich while you see others suffering is not allowed. It teaches to share. It teaches that you can defend yourself by war, but fight only those who harm you and not innocent people. It teaches that whosoever kills an innocent human being, it shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and whosoever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind. If you want to understand Islam better you need to learn Arabic and need to learn Arabic poetry, because the Quran is written in Arabic poetry and you can never translate it properly if you do not understand the Arabic poetry.

Plot SummaryThis amazing historical epic is concerned with depicting the birth of the Islamic faith and also the story of its Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This film not only depicts the life of the Islamic Prophet with accuracy but also respects the Islamic principle and belief that the Prophet Muhammad should not be depicted through any form of imagery or through an actor, instead the film uses the view of a camera and background music to depict his actions and presence within each scene. In general, the film portrays the Prophet's visit by the angel Gabriel, who brings him revelation to spread the message of monotheism and to remove the 300 idols within the Kaaba, speak out against social and political corruption, and to also stand against those leaders of Mecca who are causing all of the corruption.World Religion This movie falls in almost perfect synchronization when it comes to the related material we will eventually learn in the World Religion's textbook on the topic of Islam that can be found in the twelfth chapter. Within the movie, the story of the prophet's family life, social life, and political/military life is portrayed in great detail. With his family life, his story is told by a sahaba (companion) as to what he experienced up in the cave. One of the characters spoke to the prophet's uncle as to what happened up in the mountain when the angel Gabriel visited Muhammad, How the angel commanded him to "read in the name of his Lord who created man from a clot of blood", how scared Mohammed was of the situation, how he went to his wife and best companion Khadijah, and how she attempted to comfort him through good facts of his character (truthfulness, trustworthiness, etc.). The companion explained most of the story within the film because the prophet's image and also the image of Khadijah could not be portrayed. All of these statements and facts portrayed by the film coincide directly to the descriptions of Muhammad made through multiple historical documents and also within the book (Pg.462; Muhammad and the Revelations, Khadija; pg. 463).The film also portrays in great detail the death of the Prophets uncle, the harassment he suffered while he attempted to preach his faith (being pelted with stones in one scene), and great portrayals of major battles in which Muhammad partook in. The film also displays the nature in which the Muslims were commanded by God to preach to the common public. In that scene, the Muslims formed rows and locked arms while saying the Shahadah, "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his messenger." Overall, this film is relative to the topics discussed within World Religions because it gives a visual portrayal of how Islam formed, its significance in history, the tribulations that the Prophet and his followers underwent, and how the message was received to the Prophet and how it was spread. All of the events that were portrayed in the film accurately portray the scenarios known to historians and philosophers and most importantly educates the audience of the stories and teachings that came along with Islam.