Why is it forbidden to portray the Prophet Mohammad in Islam?
user
The Islamic prohibition on representations of the Prophet (images) is pretty straightforward in terms of its theological reasoning.  As one interpretation goes, God is beyond comparison to anything we see in the world, and it would be disrespectful to draw Muhammad in human form as if he were one of the human beings we see around us.
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Why is it forbidden to portray the Prophet Mohammad in Islam?
user
There are several reasons for this.  One is that the Qur’an (the holy book of Islam) was revealed by God and Mohammad (the prophet) was one of God’s greatest messengers.  As such, the Qur’an and Mohammad’s actions are considered sacred.  It’s also a widely-held belief that Mohammad’s life is a source of Islamic morality.  Depicting Mohammad in any way could affect others’ view of the sacred or Mohammad himself, and thus it’s deemed inappropriate.
assistant
Why is it forbidden to portray the Prophet Mohammad in Islam?