{Islamic Art – The Word (1)}[14th April 1991]

[Redbook9:96-100][19910414:1104]{Islamic Art – The Word (1)}[14th April 1991]

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‘The relationship between the art of the Islāmic peoples and its religious basis is anything but direct.

‘Like most prophetic religions,* Islam is not conducive to fine arts. Representation of living beings is prohibited – not in the Qur’ān but in the prophetic tradition. Thus, the centre of the Islamic artistic tradition lies in calligraphy, a distinguishing feature of this culture, in which the word as the medium of divine revelation plays such an important role.’

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**– E[ncyclopaedia] B[ritannica] 22:44

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