The biblical origins as well as the quranic, hadith, and historic origins of this prohibition are easy to summarize and contextualize. Big mo and/or his (alleged)biographers believed that other abrahamics were committing idolatry with all of the christian shrines that had become popular in the newly conquered regions. Now, muslims follow their own rules as much as anyone else, so there are plenty of images of big mo from islamic regimes, but it's worth noting that islamic artists went to great lengths to self censor their work so as to stay within what they believed the letter of the law would be.
It's not a new thing that they just plucked out of the air. It just seems as silly as the rest of their religion does.
It's not a new thing that they just plucked out of the air. It just seems as silly as the rest of their religion does.
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