Photos courtesy of Smithsonian
A Quran copied by Abd al-Qadir ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who worked in what is now Iran in the 16th century, is part of the exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington.
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Islam prohibits the depiction of God or prophets, and some Muslims believe drawing any animate being is also forbidden. Certainly no such images appear in the Quran, its central holy book.
