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It is agreed on all sides that there is no authentic visual tradition (pictures created during Muhammad's lifetime) as to the appearance of Muhammad, although there are early legends of portraits of him, and written physical descriptions whose authenticity is often accepted.
A number of hadith refer to blessings resulting from physical contact with Muhammad's person, or bodily fluids. Generally in Islam, Muhammad is the only person who people can seek blessings from, whether through his body, what touches his body or bodily fluids. [15]
A characteristic feature of the texts shown at the centre of ḥilān is their praise for the beauty of Muhammad's physical appearance and character. [ 13 ] : 273–274 While containing a verbal description of what Muhammad looked like, a ḥilya leaves picturing Muhammad's appearance to the reader's imagination, in line with the mainly ...
The Cloak of Muhammad (Kherqa) is a relic hidden inside Khirqa Sharif in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is a cloak believed to have been worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in 621 AD. [1] The cloak itself is locked away inside the mosque and is rarely seen. It has been guarded by the same family for over 250 years. [2]
Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya (Arabic: الشمائل المحمدية, romanized: Ash-Shamāʾil al-Muḥammadiyya, lit. 'Virtues of Muhammad') is a collection of hadiths compiled by the 9th-century scholar al-Tirmidhi regarding the intricate details of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's life including his appearance, his belongings, his manners, and much more.
Muhammad's physical appearance, however, is amply described, particularly in the traditions on his life and deeds recorded in the biographies known as Sirah Rasul Allah. Of no less interest is the validity of sightings of holy personages made during dreams. Titus Burckhardt sums up the role of aniconism in Islamic aesthetics as follows:
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Other paintings from the period 1250 to 1500 AD gave Muhammad physical features, unlike Musa va 'Uj which shows him veiled and with a nimbus of golden flame. This suggests that the artist's intent was to emphasise Muhammad's status as a prophet rather than his physical reality. [ 1 ]