Neighborhoods similar to those in Mecca some 1,400 years ago were built in south Tehran. It is the most expensive movie in the history of Iranian cinema. The three-hour film cost $40 million to produce and was funded in part by the Iranian state. He hopes the movie will change the violent image of Islam that many people around the world now associate with the religion due to the acts of terror committed by extremists. 25, Majidi indicated that the movie shows Muhammad in the form of a shadow and from behind, without any physical features. The controversy surrounding it has been stirred by its alleged physical representations of the prophet. вЂњMuhammad,вЂќ directed by the Iranian director Majid Majidi, focuses on the childhood of Prophet Muhammad. Some critics of the Islamic institution's position believe it reflects politics rather than religious concerns. At some point in time, youths and others around the world will be able to watch the movie regardless of Al-AzharвЂ™s objection. Some have noted that a ban or condemnation does not protect Islamic beliefs and values given access to the Internet.

CAIRO - Observers disagree about the reasoning behind Al-Azhar's objection to the Iranian movie вЂњ Muhammad: The Messenger of God,вЂќ which premiered in Iran in movie theaters Aug.

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