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Muslims have visualized Prophet Muhammad in words and calligraphic art for centuries

  • Written by Suleyman Dost, Assistant Professor of Classical Islam, Brandeis University
Muslims have visualized Prophet Muhammad in words and calligraphic art for centuriesHilye, or calligraphic panel containing a physical description of the Prophet Muhammad made in 1718 in the Galata Palace, Istanbul.Dihya Salim al-Fahim, (1718), via Wikimedia Commons

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