Upon release, the film faced controversy in some regions due to misunderstandings regarding the depiction of the Prophet. However, the Arabic version was largely embraced by the Muslim world after it was clarified that the Prophet was never visually depicted. It remains a staple of television programming during Ramadan.
Moustapha Akkad’s 1976 epic, The Message (known in Arabic as Ar-Risalah the message arabic version english subtitles