Film · Drama, Adventure, History
The Message (1976)
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.
- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Writers
- Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Abderrahman Charkawi
- Country
- Algeria, Kuwait, Lebanon
- Language
- Arabic
- Release date
- July 30, 1976
- Original title
- Al-risâlah
Cast
Abdallah GhaithHamza ibn al-Muttalib
Ali Ahmed SalemBilal ibn Rabah
Muhammad al-ArabiAmmar ibn Yasir
Mounir MoaseryDjafar ibn Abi Talib
Ahmed MareiZayd ibn Harithah
Habib AgeliHoudhayfa ibn Utba- Hamdy GhaithAbou Sufyan ibn Harb
Mona WassefHind bint Utba
Hassan al-JundiAbou al-Hakam
Abd al-Badi ArabiUtba
Tayeb SaddikiAl-Walid ibn Utba
Mahmoud SaeedKhalid ibn al-Walid
Mohamed WafiqAmr ibn al-As
Hassan Essakali
Abdulrahim El-ZurqaniAbou Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Ronald Leigh-HuntHéraclius - Byzantine Emperor
Mohammad TawfiqAl-Muqawqis - Patriarch of Alexandria
Martin BensonKisra - Persian Emperor
Abdel Azim Abdel HaqqAn-Najashi
Damien ThomasThe Young Christian
