Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet

The director has really done justice with the title of the movie and has managed to create a filmographic marvel in the history of Islamic documentaries to say the least.

The film not only describes the central character and personality of the prophet of Islam beautifully but depicts the historical sequence of events quite accurately. They have managed to keep the flow real smooth and the entire aura surrounding the movie soothing and calm.

The cast has enacted simply beautifully.

The script is simple story-teller but real powerful. In fact if you're a Muslim there are several instances in the movie where you'll feel like crying and there is a high possibility that your entire perception of Islam changes and you may stop whatever you were doing and might surrender yourself and immediately start repenting for your sins after watching it. Must watch for Muslims and Non-Muslims both.

I saw the documentary and I was very pleased with it. It covered the prophet's life in an interesting way that makes you sit still and listen to the analysis which this documentary provided. I like Karen Armstrong, and I read her book (Muhammad: A Biography Of A Prophet)in which she detailed the life of Muhammad. I liked the part of the fireman who helped the injured in 9/11. This showed that Muslims worldwide did not approve what happened, and this was just a sick point of view towards the non-Muslim. In the film they used really fine colorful paints,and really good music.

That is great movie,, for the world the personality of Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is a role model, He (PBUH) always respected the other religions and bring Peace and Harmony in the world, the people who did not study the life and Personality of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) should do it now and they will realize how Islam is the religion of peace and what is real way of Living a life and kindness to the creatures of the World. From the 100, a ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History : By Michael H. Hart.

My choice of Muhammad (S.A.W.) to lead the list of the world"s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.

Founder of World"s Great Religions:

Of humble origins, Muhammad (S.A.W.) founded and promulgated one of the world"s great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive. The majority of the persons in this book had the advantage of being born and raised in centers of civilization, highly cultured or politically pivotal nations.

This is a commercial for Islam. It puts it in the best possible light. It simply ignores the horror. Further, it just assumes all the supernatural claims of Islam are true, without question. Today if a person had experiences similar to Muhammad's, we would presume schizophrenia, epilepsy or other brain problem. The authors of the film make the same presumptions the people of 1400 years ago made of his visions, completely ignoring modern interpretations.

People unfairly judge Muhammad for not being an 21st century feminist, even though he did more than anyone in his time to advance women's rights. This film sets that right. Unfortunately, Islam froze any advances since Muhammad, missing the point of his teaching. They skirted the 9-year old bride issue.

Karen Armstrong asserts "I am absolutely sure that Muhammad loved his wife Kadija. It was not just a marriage for money or convenience." But she give no evidence of any kind to explain why she thinks that. The whole film works this way, making assertions without telling you why the author holds those assertions.

Karen Armstrong asserts the ineffable beauty of the Arabic poetry of the Qur'an. How could she possibly know that without learning Arabic? What she meant was that Arabic speaking Muslims had told her it was unusually beautiful.

this is an excellent documentary,

it approaches its subject matter very nicely.

the story about the life of Muhammad sallallahi aleyhi ve sellem the messenger of Islam is told by eloquent people like karen armstrong. They also show how his life and his example touched the lives of ordinary muslims in the US.

For this part of the documentary there are portraits of a new york city fireman, a nurse etc. They explain what the messenger meant for them How they practice what he preached in their daily lives.

the soundtrack consists of very aptly chosen music as well