The confusion starts because Muhammad played two roles within his community-religious and spiritual authority and polity leader. Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) depicting Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey (c. While there are boundaries for who a Muslim is, such as belief in monotheism, the prophethood of Muhammad, and observance of certain ritual and legal obligations, there is a lot more that Muslims believe that is not universally agreed upon, thus generating difference. Because human beings are involved, there will be differences. At its core, the question is about what is “Islamic.” Such a question is problematic because a community of believers decides what the religion means. Introduction: “What does Islam say about images?” It is a question that seeks to understand religion through unitary and static prescriptions.
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