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The opening as it read in 2015

Muhammad: The Last Prophet is a 2002 animated film and quranic epic produced by Badr International and directed by Richard Rich .¹ The movie was released in limited cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom . The movie focuses on the early days of Islam and Muhammad .² This film has been approved by the Council of Al-Azhar Al-Shareef (Islamic Research Academy) and the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council of Lebanon. Other films have been created by the same distributor and directed by the same person, Richard Rich , as prequels of this film, such as the following: Before the Light (relating to historical events that have taken place in Arabia before the birth of Muhammad, with his grandfather Abdul-Muttalib as the main character), Salman the Persian (film) (pertaining to the story of Salman's journey in seeking true knowledge of His One and Only God), and Great Women of Islam (pertaining to the roles of women in Arabia before and after the birth of Islam, with Nusaybah bint Ka'ab, Asma' bint Abi Bakr, and Hind Bint Utbah as the central characters).³ In accordance with Islamic law and tradition, Muhammad is not depicted in each of these films, and the same goes for his first four caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali.⁴ Every scene where he is present is shot from his perspective, and his words are paraphrased by the narrator. Here in this film, some characters, who were not actual companions of Muhammad or even real historical figures, are made up, such as the main character Malek and the rest of his family.⁵

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The opening as it stood in 2010

Muhammad: The Last Prophet is an animated movie 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 movie focuses on the early days of Islam and Muhammad . Like in The Message , an earlier live-action film, Muhammad is not depicted. So whenever he is spoken to, or is in a scene, the character speaking to him faces the camera.

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Muhammad: The Last Prophet is a 2002 animated film and quranic epic 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. Some characters, such as the main character Malek and the rest of his family, are fictional.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

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. The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.).

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