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] by ].<ref>{{cite web | publisher=] | url=http://expositions.bnf.fr/livrarab/grands/0_01.htm | title=Le Prophète Mahomet | publication=L'art du livre arabe | accessdate=03-02-2007}}</ref> "Muslims generally have a strong aversion to sculptured or pictured representations of their Prophet."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/north&southwalls.pdf | title=Courtroom Friezes: South and North Walls (Information Sheet) | publisher=Office of the Curator, Supreme Court of the United States | accessdate=03-02-2007}}</ref> Therefore, Islamic art tended to be abstract or decorative or calligraphic, although there are portraits of Muhammad drawn by Muslim artists.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4674864.stm | title=BBC Q&A: Depicting the Prophet Muhammad | publisher=BBC News | date=02-02-2006}}</ref><ref>Esposito (1998), p.9</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/21534.html | publisher=History News Network | title=Islam prohibits neither images of Muhammad nor jokes about religion | author=Amir Taheri | accessdate=03-02-2007}}</ref>{{Ed right2|Muhammad/images|section=1}}]]
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Image(s) 1

File:Aziz efendi-muhammad alayhi s-salam.jpg
"Muhammad" in Islamic calligraphy.edit
Muhammad in a 15th century illustration from a manuscript by Al-Bîrûnî. "Muslims generally have a strong aversion to sculptured or pictured representations of their Prophet." Therefore, Islamic art tended to be abstract or decorative or calligraphic, although there are portraits of Muhammad drawn by Muslim artists.edit



Image(s) 2

File:Miraj2.jpg
A 16th century Persian miniature painting celebrating Muhammad's ascent into the Heavens, a journey known as the Miraj. Muhammad's face is veiled, a common practice in Islamic art.edit


Image(s) 3

Image made in 1315 of Pre-Prophethood Muhammad re-dedicating the Black Stone at the Kaaba. From Tabriz, Persia and can be found in Rashid al-Dins Jami' al-Tawarikh ("The Universal History" or "Compendium of Chronicles"), held in the University of Edinburgh.edit


  1. "Le Prophète Mahomet". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 03-02-2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |publication= ignored (help)
  2. "Courtroom Friezes: South and North Walls (Information Sheet)" (PDF). Office of the Curator, Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 03-02-2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "BBC Q&A: Depicting the Prophet Muhammad". BBC News. 02-02-2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Esposito (1998), p.9
  5. Amir Taheri. "Islam prohibits neither images of Muhammad nor jokes about religion". History News Network. Retrieved 03-02-2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)