Images of Mohammad are prohibited, so how does anyone know when an image is of him when it isnt labeled?
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Images of Mohammad aren’t universally prohibited. I’m not an expert on Islamic theology, but there are major doctrinal differences between branches, which of course sometimes become violent. In this case, Sunni Islam is strictly against depicting Mohammed, but Shia Islam is not. Disrespectful depictions like caricature are forbidden, but showing him in a context of veneration or of education can be acceptable.
Historically, some Islamic schools of thought made any depiction of any living thing forbidden. Obviously that makes “no this guy is actually Ahmed!” a useless defense.
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