His admiration for miniature masters and his desire to apply this to a newer subjects lead to the creation of his "Stories of the Messengers" series in the early 2003 which became his most celebrated and famous series. In these series, Hatemi depicts stories of messengers which are common to Quran, Bible and Torah.
Hatemi's admiration for miniature artists and his aspiration to apply their techniques led him to create "Stories of Messengers" in early 2003, a series he considered his most celebrated. In this work, Hatemi depicted stories of messengers that are found in the Quran, Bible, and Torah.