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Despite the avoidance of the representation of Muhammad in Sunni Islam, images of Muhammad are not uncommon in Iran. The Iranian Shi'ism seems more tolerant on this point than Sunnite orthodoxy. [51] In Iran, depictions have considerable acceptance to the present day, and may be found in the modern forms of the poster and postcard. [12] [52]
The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Texts and Images is a book by Christiane Gruber. Published in 2018 by Indiana University Press , it is about the history of aniconism in Islam and depictions of Muhammad in Islamic art.
The depiction of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (as with other visual depictions) is a controversial topic both within and outside of Islam. Although the Quran does not explicitly forbid images of Muhammad, there are a few hadith (supplemental teachings) which have explicitly prohibited Muslims from creating visual depictions of figures.
Hilye, or calligraphic panel containing a physical description of the Prophet Muhammad made in 1718 in the Galata Palace, Istanbul. Dihya Salim al-Fahim, (1718), via Wikimedia CommonsThe ...
Seeing Islam as Others Saw It; ... Media in category "Cultural depictions of Muhammad" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. A. File:Aziz efendi ...
Religious Islamic art has been typically characterized by the absence of figures and extensive use of calligraphic, geometric and abstract floral patterns. However, representations of Muhammad (in some cases, with his face concealed) and other religious figures are found in some manuscripts from lands to the east of Anatolia, such as Persia and ...
While both Sunnis and Shias have created images of Muhammad in the past, [355] Islamic depictions of Muhammad are rare. [351] They have mostly been limited to the private and elite medium of the miniature, and since about 1500 most depictions show Muhammad with his face veiled, or symbolically represent him as a flame. [353] [356]
The Koran – the Islamic holy book – does not explicitly forbid creating images of the Prophet.