History UsefulNotes / TheProphetMuhammad

Having had a huge impact on the history and cultural development of the world, Muhammad is one of the most interesting {{Historical Domain Character}}s to use in works. However, portraying Muhammad is often considered controversial, and thus portrayals of him tend to be about these controversies rather than about Muhammad himself. There are four such portrayal problems:

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[[caption-width-right:300:Muhammad receiving his first revelation from the angel Gabriel. Painting in ''Jami' al-Tawarikh'', 1300 C.E.]]

The founder of UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, ''as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts.''

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Having had a huge impact on the history and cultural development of the world, Muhammad is one of the most interesting {{Historical Domain Character}}s to use in works. However, portraying Muhammad is often considered controversial, and thus portrayals of him tend to be about these controversies rather then about Muhammad himself. There are four such portrayal problems:

* ''WebVideo/ZinniaJones'', with her analysis [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOESmTMstw The "please stop" utility exploit]] and her contribution: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYBGY4nQrig ZINNIA JONES DRAWS THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD]]... [[spoiler:A friendly smiley with a turban.]]

* ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' stays within the hate speech tradition that was mandatory in Christian Europe back when it was written, portraying Muhammed as being tortured in Hell for preaching heresies and sowing discord (his son-in-law Ali is there for the same reason). Note that Saladin, the Muslim leader during the first Crusades, is only in the first circle as a virtuous pagan alongside Homer and Plato.

* MayDecemberRomance: With Muhammad as the younger partner and his first wife as the older. Then with Muhammad as the older partner and Aisha as the younger one.[[note]] Regarding Aisha, there is some debate around her age and the implications thereof. Traditionally she is stated to have married the Prophet Muhammad at the age of six and consummated that marriage at the age of nine. Some condemn the Muhammad for this, some apply ValuesDissonance, and some disagree with these traditions and hold that Aisha was closer to 14 or even 19 at the time of her marriage. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Which view is correct should not be discussed here.]] [[/note]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Umar and Abu Sufyan were opponents of Muhammad initially, before embracing Islam and becoming prominent figureheads of Islam.

The founder of Islam, ''as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts.''

* AGodIAmNot: Muhammad stated that he was a mortal human and that he never wanted to be worshipped as a God or a Demigod. This is why he and other prophets are not visually depicted in mainstream Islam.
* BloodBrothers: Muslims are considered brothers (or sisters) in islam.

* HeelFaceTurn: Umar and Abu Sufyan were opponents of Muhammad initially, before embracing Islam and becoming prominent figureheads of Islam.

* ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' stays within the hate speech tradition that was mandatory in Christian Europe back when it was written, portraying Muhammed as being tortured in Hell for preaching heresies.

* SlaveLiberation: While he didn't outlaw slavery outright, Muhammad was famous for freeing slaves in various ways, including buying slaves for the purpose of freeing them.

* MayDecemberRomance: With Muhammad as the younger partner and his first wife as the older. Then with Muhammad as the older partner and Aisha as the younger one [[note]] Regarding Aisha, there is some debate around her age and the implications thereof. Traditionally she is stated to have married the Prophet Muhammad at the age of six and consummated that marriage at the age of nine. Some condemn the Muhammad for this, some apply ValuesDissonance, and some disagree with these traditions and hold that Aisha was closer to 14 or even 19 at the time of her marriage. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Which view is correct should not be discussed here.]] [[/note]]

* MayDecemberRomance: With Muhammad as the younger partner and his first wife as the older. Then with Muhammad as the older partner and Aisha as the younger one [[note]] Regarding Aisha, there is some debate around her age and the implications thereof. Traditionally she is stated to have married the Prophet Muhammad at the age of six and consummated that marriage at the age of nine. Some condemn the Muhammad for this, some apply ValueDissonance, and some disagree with these traditions and hold that Aisha was closer to 14 or even 19 at the time of her marriage. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Which view is correct should not be discussed here.]] [[/note]]

* MayDecemberRomance: With Muhammad as the younger partner and his first wife as the older. Then with Muhammad as the older partner and Aisha as the younger one. (Regarding Aisha, some serious ValuesDissonance is in play here, since Muhammad and Aisha married when she was six or seven, and they consummated the marriage when she was nine or ten.)

* MayDecemberRomance: With Muhammed as the younger partner and his first wife as the older. Then with Muhammad as the older partner and Aisha as the younger one. (Regarding Aisha, some serious ValuesDissonance is in play here, since Muhammad and Aisha married when she was six or seven, and they consummated the marriage when she was nine or ten.)

(Peace Be Upon Him.)

* MayDecemberRomance: With Muhammed as the younger partner and his first wife as the older. Then with Muhammad as the older partner and Aisha as the younger one.

* SoulsavingCrusader: Muhammad if you believe in Islam.

* JesusWasWayCool: Muhammad regarded UsefulNotes{{Jesus}} as a prophet of God, a wise teacher of morality, and a holy man. He dismissed the idea that Jesus was God or son of God as UnwantedFalseFaith that didn't pop up until after Jesus died. Today, Islam still regard Jesus as second in holiness only to Muhammad himself.

* JesusWasWayCool: Muhammad regarded {{Jesus}} as a holy man, a prophet of God, a wise teacher of morality and so on. He dismissed the idea that Jesus was God or son of God as UnwantedFalseFaith that didn't pop up until after Jesus died. Today, Islam still regard Jesus as second in holiness only to Muhammad himself.

* The aforementioned Jyllands-Posten incident is alluded to [[http://satwcomic.com/art/thumb/denmark-the-artist.jpg in a strip]] from ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld''.

* MayDecemberRomance: With Muhammed as the younger partner and his first wife as the older.

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* MaxFrei's standalone novel ''My Ragnarök'' features his AuthorAvatar as the reincarnation of Ali ibn Abi Talib who assists the BackFromTheDead Mohammed in facilitating the Last Judgment (in the name of Allah, of course). Along the way, the novel incorporates several other echatological myths into it (hence the title).

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Due to different transliterations from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet, his name occurs as Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohamad, Muhamed, Muhammet or Muhamet. Historically, the somewhat garbled Mahomet(us) was also used in the Christian world.

# Freedom Of Speech Issues: Most of the Western world have enshrined laws that say ''anyone'' can be joked about, and ''anyone'' can be criticized, and the concept of "blasphemy" as a criminal charge no longer applies. In parts of the Muslim world, blasphemy is very real, and very punishable.