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In Shia Islam, however, images of Muhammad are quite common nowadays even though historically, Shia scholars opposed such depictions. [20] [a] Still, many Muslims who take a stricter view of the supplemental traditions will sometimes challenge any depiction of Muhammad, including those created and published by non-Muslims. [22]
[34] [35] A curiosity in Iran is an Orientalist photography supposed to represent Muhammad as a young boy. [36] The Grand Ayatollah Sistani of Najaf in Iraq has given a fatwā declaring the depiction of Muhammad, the prophets and other holy characters, permissible if it is made with the utmost respect. [37]
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 ...
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy (1 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Muhammad" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total.
He argues that both the Sunni schools of law and the Shia jurisprudence alike prohibit the figurative depiction of Muhammad, [224] and that occurrence of Muhammadin Arabic and Ottoman Turkish arts, flourishing during the Ilkhanate (1256–1353), Timurid (1370–1506), and Safavid (1501–1722) periods, are due to a secular attitude of the time ...
Muslim students took offense and an art history class was labeled Islamophobic. But many Muslims and scholars consider the artworks Islamophilic instead.
"The religion of Islam forbids idolatry, and out of respect of Ali and his family's religious beliefs, the Center cannot endorse depictions of Muhammad Ali that may be perceived as an idol," an ...