Muhammad: The Last Prophet

Muhammad: The Last Prophet
Promotional film poster
Directed byRichard Rich
Written byBrian Nissen
Produced byRichard Rich
Terry L. Noss
Thomas J. Tobin
Mowafak El-Harthy
StarringEli Allem
Nicholas Kadi
Narrated byBrian Nissen
Edited byJoe Campana
Music byWilliam Kidd
Production
company
Distributed byFine Media Group
Badr International
Release dates
  • November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08) (Turkey)
  • November 14, 2004 (2004-11-14) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Egypt
Lebanon
LanguagesEnglish
Arabic
Turkish
Malay

Muhammad: The Last Prophet is a 2002 American animated religious epic film, produced by Badr International and directed by Richard Rich. The movie was released in limited cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom. The film focuses on the early days of Islam and Muhammad.

In accordance with Islamic law and tradition, Muhammad and the first four caliphs (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali) are not depicted in the film or any of its prequels. Scenes that include Muhammad are shown from his perspective, with his words paraphrased by the narrator. The film has been approved by the Council of Al-Azhar Al-Shareef (Islamic Research Academy in Egypt) and the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council of Lebanon.

All of the characters, such as the main character Malek and the rest of his family, are fictional.

The film has been dubbed into several languages including Arabic, French, Turkish and Malay. The dialogue of the Arabic version differs from the English version of the film, and the dialogue of the Arabic version is more consistent and similar with traditional Islamic historical narratives.