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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


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