Category:Muhammad--cinema (subject)

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Works of cinema about Muhammad

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Overview

The depiction of Muhammad in film (as well as in any other visual form of art) is a controversial issue, within and outside of Islam. The Quran does not explicitly forbid images of Muhammad, but Islamic tradition warns Muslims against creating visual depictions of figures. Accordingly, Sunni Muslims rigorously forbid any visual depictions of the Prophet, while in Shia Islam this is somehow permitted, provided that it is done "with respect".

When in 1926 Egyptian actor Youssef Wahbi was in discussions to play Muhammad in a film financed by the Turkish government under Atatürk, protests in Sunni Islam were so strong that the project had to be cancelled. To date no film has ever been made that depicts Muhammad or shows his face, although since the 1970s several films and documentary have been produced about Muhammad's life and preaching, both in Muslim and Western countries.

In order to respect the restrictions of Islamic law and tradition, scenes that include Muhammad are usually shown from his perspective, with his words paraphrased by the narrator.

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