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February 6, 2006
Images of Muhammad
Here's my little linklist of images of Muhammad -- just remember, NOT all Muslims at all times and in all places have banned images of the Prophet.
And please don't buy the "it's a Shi'i thing" argument immediately -- Persia didn't become a majority Shi'a culture until the Safavids, which dynasty doesn't kick in until 1500 -- Iraq was the center of devotion to that cause. Check the date and read up on the object before assigning Sunni/Shii identity.
I am much more sympathetic (as a nonspecialist, I remind you, but someone who has read a LOT) to the argument that it's a Sufi symptom, but Sufism crosses all those boundaries.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at February 6, 2006 9:39 AM