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Netflix trailer 'reveals spoiler' to Muslim viewers


Netflix says he is Al-Masih, the Messiah. But some Muslims infer that he is the Anti-Christ because they both use the same name. WTF?

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50691775

In the trailer, the main character - played by Belgian actor Mehdi Dehbi - is seen performing miracles and building a huge international following.

A CIA officer investigates the elusive figure, whom she suspects of being a major global con artist. During an interrogation, the man says he was sent "by his father" to help people.

Dehbi's character isn't named in the trailer, but he is named on Netflix's website as Al-Masih - Arabic for "the messiah". It is the name used for Jesus Christ in Islam, but is also the name with which Dajjal is said to announce himself. [Dajjal is a false prophet in Islamic theology comparable to the Antichrist]

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I watched a "Muslim reacts" trailer video, she basically rambled on for a good minute and a half, spoiling the whole plot before the trailer even started.

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