Depictions of prophet nothing new

[FreedomAngel82]

This article brings out some good question's and does make you wonder.
The second one is interesting too with the whole ordeal. Sounds like they're trying to use a lot of manipulation in this ordeal to make things go their way which really makes me sometimes wonder about the whole thing. But than again they could just be plain evil on taking on other people's pain and using it for their plans.

Link: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18051421%5E601,00.html

Snip: <February 06, 2006

LONDON: Despite the outcry, the Danish cartoons of Mohammed are just the latest in a long line of depictions of the Muslim prophet, both in the West and in Islamic countries. From Ottoman religious icons to market stalls in Iran, from the US Supreme Court building to the South Park cartoon, Mohammed has been frequently portrayed in flattering and unflattering lights.

Many painters, including William Blake, Gustave Dore, Auguste Rodin and Salvador Dali, have depicted Mohammed in illustrations of Dante's Inferno, where the Muslim prophet ends up in hell with his entrails hanging out.

Depictions of Mohammed were common during the Ottoman Empire, when the taboo on portraying him was less strong, although often his face was left blank. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has a 16th-century picture of Mohammed in a mosque, wearing long sleeves to hide his arms and hands.

A 14th-century Persian miniature shows the angel Gabriel speaking to Mohammed, whose face is shown. Medieval Islamic pictures often echoed Christian iconography. The University of California has a 14th-century Turkish painting of the newborn Mohammed in his mother's arms, like pictures of the Christ child. >

More at the link...

Here is the second link: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article343731.ece

[rodeodance]

1. the Koran does not forbid dipictions of the Phophet. article was on DU

[CJCRANE]

3. One of the most liberal forms of Islam

is actually called "Quranic Islam" AFAIK. They base everything on what's in the Quran and ignore the Hadith and traditions that have built up over the centuries.

http://www.free-minds.org/

It's quite interesting to see what it actually says about various things.

[CJCRANE]

2. You know

I sometimes think I need to become an expert on Islam and Christianity simply because many of their followers are ignorant about the history and nuances of their own religions.

That way I could actually counteract a lot of the ignorant crap that the extremists come out with that they try and convince everyone else is part of their religion.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Isn't it sad??

The people who proclaim to be the most supportive and the holiest are so far apart from their real traditions and beliefs etc. My grandmother on my dad's side at Christmas asked the question where she was wondering how many Christian's of today actually read and study their Bible's or if they just go by what some "preacher" (in quotes because sometimes someone really isn't a preacher) tells them or another book etc.

[Malikshah]

5. Proof Positive--- there's danger in a little bit of information

This only begins to touch on the issues involved.

There's much more to this