The Message Movie Essay

“The Message” is a 1976 film that is directed by a man named Mustapha Akkad. This film is related to the life and times of the prophet of Islam, which is Muhammad. Mecca, is the city where Islam begun, also this is the place where most altercations took place. Mecca is the place in which the Muslims were also persecuted. After the persecutions the Muslims had to flee for their safety. A journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina occurred. It concluded with the Muslims recapturing and the return back to their holy land Mecca. There are two major battles that happened during the prophet Muhammad era. The first battle that arose is called the Battle of Badr. The second battle that followed is known as the Battle …show more content…
Abyssinia is the place that the prophet Muhammad told his followers to go to and seek refuge. The main reason that he told them to go there is because he told them that in Abyssinia there will be a righteous kind their. This is considered a very valuable moment for the Muslims. That is because since they were expelled from Mecca they needed a place to stay and live in peace without any harm or persecution. The king agreed to have and keep the followers of the prophet after they told him what they believed about Jesus and his mother Mary, and how God made Mary give birth without being touched by any man. After the prophet lost his protection from his tribe he attempted to flee to a nearby city called Ta’if. Unfortunately he was rejected by the people of that city and was forced to leave. Abu Sufyan and his collogues came up with a plan to kill the prophet. They agreed that a person from each of the seven tribes would go to the house of the prophet and kill him. This way they can all have equal share in his killing. Their attempt failed because when they got there it was Ali, his cousin that was laying in his bed as if it was the prophet. After that they send out assassins and put a price for whoever captures and kills the prophet. That attempt also failed because there was a time when the prophet was hiding inside a cave. A spider web was made over the wall as to make it look like there is no one hiding inside. Afterwards he was met by a group of people in the middle of the desert. These people were the people of Medina (ansar/helpers). The people of Medina made a pledge with the prophet Muhammad that they would be his followers and accept the religion of Islam. They also made a pledge that he should go to Medina and live there as well. One of the agreements that the people of Medina made with the prophet is that they will protect him and fight by his side at all times, no matter what the situation is. Even