For years there have been controversies swirling around irreverent cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and the Muslim consternation over them. Yet, many non-Muslims are unaware of the fact that Muslims used to allow depictions of the Prophet but no longer do. Nor are many aware of what else practitioners of Islam are forbidden to depict. In this episode, we’ll answer this and other questions about art in Islam and explore the reverence practicing Muslims have for Allah and His Prophet.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Prologue
0:48 - Origins of Artistic Restrictions in Islam
2:21 - Details About These Restrictions
3:23 - History of Depicting Muhammad in Art
5:57 - Conclusion

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Quotation Source:

(2:04) John Renard, "101 Questions & Answers on Islam" (New York: Paulist Press, 1998), 86.

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General Bibliography

Christine Gruber, “Between Logos (Kalima) and Light (NUR): Representations of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Painting,” in Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World, Karen A. Leal, editor (Leiden: Brill, 2009), 229-262.

Sameer Rahim, “Eye of the Beholder—How the Prophet Muhammad has Been Depicted Through the Centuries,” in Apollo—The International Art Magazine, 18 December 2019.

Omid Safi, "Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters" (New York: HarperOne, 2010), 6-8. 32-37, 171 & 276.

Cyril Glassé, "The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam" (San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1989), 185-186.

John Renard, "101 Questions & Answers on Islam" (New York: Paulist Press, 1998), 86.

Ira G. Zepp, Jr., "Beginner’s Guide to Islam: A Muslim Primer" (Westminster, Maryland: Wakefield Editions, 1992), 192-193, 195.

John McManus, “Have Pictures of Muhammed Always Been Forbidden?” BBC News, 15 January 2015.

Princeton University, “The Oldest Images of the Prophet,” at https://scholar.princeton.edu/nhussen...

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