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| Islamic Depictions of Mohammed in Full |
| 2015-01-11 |
Medieval Muslim artists often created paintings and illuminated manuscripts depicting Mohammed in full. Several examples are presented here. Other artists of the era drew Mohammed, but left his face blank so as to technically comply with a sporadically enforced Islamic ban on depicting the Prophet; these faceless images are shown in the second section of the Archive. In 1999, Islamic art expert Wijdan Ali wrote a scholarly overview of the Muslim tradition of depicting Mohammed, which can be downloaded here in pdf format. In that essay, Ali demonstrates that the prohibition against depicting Mohammed did not arise until as late as the 16th or 17th century, despite the media's recent false claims that it has always been forbidden for Muslims to draw Mohammed. Until comparatively recently in Islamic history, it was perfectly common to show Mohammed, either in full (as revealed on this page), or with his face hidden (as shown on the next page). Even after the 17th century, up to modern times, Islamic depictions of Mohammed (especially in Shi'ite areas) continued to be produced. On this page are many examples of full-faced Mohammed portraits produced by Muslim artists across the centuries. Attributions for each image are given where known. |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp7489 |
| #1 Imagine a world without Mo: It's easy -- just shitcan the schmo. No shortage of sheeting, No kids always bleating, No rock-throwers run to and fro! High concept, amiright, shipman? I assume my people can reach your people via any old Navy crank phone? |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-01-11 15:37 |