The Message Page #6

Synopsis: In the 7th century, Mohammed, Peace Be Upon Him, is visited by Angel Gabriel who urges him to lead the people of Mecca and worship God. But they're exiled in Medina before returning to Mecca to take up arms against their oppressors and liberate their city in the name of God (Allah).
Director(s): Moustapha Akkad
Production: Anchor Bay Entertainment
 
IMDB:
8.2
PG
Year:
1976
177 min
4,174 Views


the archers must hold off those horse-men

Zaid, tell the Prophet that we are ready

What do you think Hamza?

Besides their numbers, I'd say its a fair fight

we see them and they see us

what faces me has never frightened me

All praise be Hubar!

When Muhammed gives the word, we'll go to them

Hamza!

Weapons ready

we march now!

attack

they've killed Hamza!

tackle them

Fight! Fight!

This is a moment of victory

Running away from us. Let's get the loot

Stand where you are told to stand

come back to your positions

all of you, come back!

Its a road

Their centry is gone

We've lost the battle, Khalid

Not yet

hold on

Where is the prophet?

Muhammad is dead

I saw him fall

No No! He's alive! Find him!

back. back to the mountains

halt

I thought we were beaten!

Now, victory is yours, Khalid!

We have no victory until

we've finished Muhammad

he's up in those rocks

We've finished our business. we've avenged Badr

But we can end Islam and him forever!

Some of his fenatics are still with him!

They have the advantage of the mountains

The risk is too high

Muhammad, listen

A day for a day! the day of Uhub for the day of Badr

Our dead have answered to your dead

Our dead are in Paradise,

your dead are in hell fire

Hamza! Hamza! do you hear me Hamza?

ok You know that I am with you, I, Hind!

do you remember anything Hamza?

How you killed my father and my brother?

now you too are dead!

now, my heart is light

do you hear Hamza? Light!

But I haven't finished with you!

Death is too small

Wahshi, Cut him open, cut him!

They lost a battle and what do they do?

They came home and dig the ground harder

They are mad

I agree with you!

They defy reason,

they are even happy they lost

god send the defeat they say

to trial in their faith

Oh yes! they are fighting with the sky!

They'll get what they want!

They want Mecca!

They'll get Mecca

when we see the stars at noon....

immm... don't underestimate him, I learned that on my cost

my friend, Mecca is more than their home

It's where God spoke to man

Mecca is like a home-sickness to the soul

This year they are going as pilgrims

What?

Unarmed!

Unarmed?

Abu Sufian will slaughter them in the dessert

If you believe in God as they do,

it might be possible not to get slaughtered

But I agree with you, they probably will be

Be still, do not let them provoke you.

That is what they want. stand firm

Peace be upon you!

Prophet says:
All who love God

must renew their Oaths to him

under the tree....

They've sent someone else!

Its Salool.

That means we might come to an agreement

Muhammad, you have been given conditions of truce

between yourself and Mecca

Have you agreed to them yet?

What is this?

In the name of God, the most gracious

Who is this new God they call gracious?

I do not know him. strike him out

And I cannot agree with this...

"Muhammad, the messenger of God?"

If I have thought you were the messenger of God

I would not have fought you

Make it "Muhammad, the son of Abdullah

agrees with Suheil, the son of Amr"

That is the more fact

well, so I understand

good, that is better

Now, it is agreed

that you do not continue your pilgrimage,

you must turn around and go home

Mecca is home

However, you may continue your

pilgrimage next year

and for 3 days only

in and out.

we also agree to the truce

for 10 years...

During that time you will not attack any

tribe or ambush any caravan

or any individual associated with us and vice versa

If you injure any one of us, the truce ends

and vice versa. Is that clear?

10 years... 10 years of peace....

We need that time

We will use that time

These letters, from Muhammad, the messenger of God

to rulers of the world

Call the world to Islam.

to Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium

Kisra, Emperor of Persia,

Mephocus, patriarch of Alexandria

God is great

There are no different races in Islam and

Arab is not superior to foreign

not a white man superior to a black.

All return equally to god

Unless you desire for your neighbour,

what you desire for yourself.

You don't have faith

A man goes to bed with his belly full,

while his neighbor is hungry.

He isn't a Muslim

The Ink of a scholar is holier than

the blood of a martyr

A man reading is handsome in the side of god

So, learn to read and when you have learned

teach

The people of the book,

Jews with their Bible, the Christians with their testament

must be respected by you for their books likewise came from god

you must all think of Muhammad as more than a man

He was collecting firewood one day.

Let me do it, I said

Why? He said,

You're the prophet of god,

you can't go round scratching for firewood

But he looked at me mumbling

God does not like the man

who considers himself above

other men, he said.

So, I laid back and watched him

Suddenly he stopped.

he stood to his full height and came to me

Yes!

I am the Prophet of god, he said,

but even I do not know what will become of me

Arm. have you come to take me again?

No

I've come to ask you to take me

I witness that there is only one god

and that Muhammad is His messenger

May god forgive me the times I have fought against you

lslam does the way with all that went before it

I'm sorry, I came here wearing...

Here are my jewels,

what they are worth

I give to the poor

And may I offer you my ?

Yes

But you were the bitterest sword against Islam

Now by the will of god,

I will be the raised sword of god

Ah, its all easy to god

Just as he might gain in losing

be may lose in winning

2 years agon we thought we were beaten

when we had to sign that truce

Look at us now! charging from victory to victory in the hearts of men

What's that?

Abu Sufian is coming

Why am I insulted like this?

Abu Sufian

I expect some courtesy

we are not at war

we have a truce

I've come to speak to Muhammad

Where is he?

he is in the mosque

Muhammad we did not break the truce

I have come to re-affirm the truce

I speak for Mecca

Muhammad, why do you turn from me?

Don't go

Muhammad, don't go

Biduns broke the truce, not us.

The night was dark

I am here to testify that the night was dark

Baara! This is your city

Hudaifa, you are my kin

and descendant

why must you be hard?

I am Mecca, I am the leader of Mecca

Why am I insulted like this?

Because you keep no promise

and respect no pledge

I've heard what I thought

I'd never hear

Abu Sufian asking for pity

To be out-fought, out-fought

who we knew to be a one time shepherd

you saw that shepherd's religion grow from a speck (dust)

speck was in my eye

I could see nothing

Tell Mecca that the gods are dead.

It is useless to resist god

Travel fast or every man here

will curse behind you

Its you who have broken the truce

For tonight will be 10,000 men from every tribe

Now we can fight them. you are back

we will close the streets, and defend from the houses

Its no use

There are thousands of them and they are joined by more

You coward!

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