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Originally Posted by dlishsguy
alladin_sane..islamic principles regard pictures of Mohammad or God for that matter as being against its tenants. so any holy pictures are a no-no. this was to guard against idol/picture worshipping ..something that many of the christian churches fell into...
as for pictures of Mohammad existing, yes i have seen a few... all the ones i have seen show him in the oriental form, with slanted eyes and the like, looked like a mongol, so its probably a safe bet to say its from central asia...
Raider, i can get you some info on this if you want.
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I did some searching on the internet after the topic was brought up, and only found maybe two sources that stated that images of Mohammad exist, but that it is an Islamic crime to possess some imagery or even sell it for the reasons you stated (idolizing). I own a necklace currently with Mohammad on one side and Ali on the other, and I've also several images here and there, and he does appear to be Asian influenced like you stated. I've also spoke to several supposed devout Muslims who stated it is a sin to possess imagery and such things don't even exist. Yet I've also spoken to a few that say they do exist, but few and far, but from their understanding you can find plenty in Iran. That's about all I found out, whether accurate or false is beyond me though, but if you know of any information, sure, I wouldn't mind finding out. Don't go through excessive trouble to search for me, but if you have something off hand that you can post, it would be appreciated.
My grandfather is about as hardcore as a Muslim could get, but I rarely talk to him, and when I do, I don't get into any religious debates as it never really comes up.