At a glance
- Identifiers
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- Review
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Contested: This record includes matters on which scholars differ. The speaker's views are labelled as his, and other views are marked where no cited source yet exists.
Violent extremism and the Muslim responseMusic and its permissibilityFamily, marriage and kinshipWomen
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2007 CE · 1428 AH†
- Countries
- PK
- Languages
- ur (original) · en (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- خدا کے لیےIn the Name of GodKhuda Kay Liye
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Khuda Kay Liye" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2007, produced in Pakistan, directed by None. Its leading performers include Shaan Shahid, Naseeruddin Shah, Fawad Afzal Khan, Iman Ali and Hameed Sheikh. Shoaib Mansoor's Pakistani film about two musician brothers who are separated between extremism and moderation after 9/11; it caused a great uproar in Pakistan about religion, music and forced marriage. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Shaan Shahid· Naseeruddin Shah· Fawad Afzal Khan· Iman Ali· Hameed Sheikh
- Directed by
- Shoaib Mansoor
- Written by
- Shoaib Mansoor
People and things also explored
Four Daughters· Timbuktu· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· The woman left unmarried (anus) and the rules on her consent and maintenance· Maleness (dhukura) as a condition in the rulings· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “In the Name of God”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/khuda-kay-liye-2007/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.