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Mohammed Image Archive

Islamic Depictions of Mohammed in Full

Medieval Muslim artists often created paintings and illuminated manuscripts depictingMohammed in full. Several examples are presented here. Other artists of the era drew

Mohammed, but left his face blank so as to technically comply with a sporadically enforced

ofsecond sectionIslamic ban on depicting the Prophet; these faceless images are shown in the

the Archive.

In 1999, Islamic art expert Wijdan Ali wrote a scholarly overview of the Muslim tradition of

in pdf format. In that essay, Aliheredepicting Mohammed, which can be downloaded

demonstrates that the prohibition against depicting Mohammed did not arise until as late as the

16th or 17th century, despite the media's recent false claims that it has always been forbidden forMuslims to draw Mohammed. Until comparatively recently in Islamic history, it was perfectly

common to show Mohammed, either in full (as revealed on this page), or with his face hidden (asshown on the next page). Even after the 17th century, up to modern times, Islamic depictions of

Mohammed (especially in Shi'ite areas) continued to be produced.

On this page are many examples of full-faced Mohammed portraits produced by Muslim artistsacross the centuries. Attributions for each image are given where known.

Illustration showing Mohammed (on the right) preaching his final sermon to his earliest converts,

on Mount Ararat near Mecca; taken from a medieval-era manuscript of the astronomical treatise; currently housed in theBiruni-alby the Persian scholarThe Remaining Signs of Past Centuries
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). This scene wasManuscrits Arabe 1489 fol. 5v(the Bibliotheque Nationale, Pariscollection of

popular among medieval Islamic artists, and several nearly identical versions of this drawing) were made in the Middle Ages.this one[shown in detail below] andthis one(such as

Another version of the previous drawing (almost exactly the same, but with minor differences) ,

this one taken from a 13th-century Persian manuscript (most likely a different edition of al-

Biruni's The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries) housed at the Edinburgh University Library,

Scotland.
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Detail of Mohammed from the picture above.

The image shown above was censored by the French textbook company Belin Editions in 2005.

(an English translation of whichlanguage Web site-this Frenched onAs explained and illustrat

), the April 2005 edition of their history and geography textbook had thishereyou can find

original picture of Mohammed with his face visible; but the subsequent edition, from August2005, had his face blotted out by the editors, in a misguided attempt to be politically sensitive.

(Hat tip: Gilles C.)
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Mohammed's Flight from Mecca in 622 AD; Algerian color postcard from the 1920s or '30s.Mohammed is the figure entering the cave. The original postcard is in a private collection.

(Hat tip: Martin H.)


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Mohammed receiving his first revelation from the angel Gabriel. Miniature illustration on vellum

from the bookJami' al-Tawarikh (literally "Compendium of Chronicles" but often referred to as

The Universal History orHistory of the World), by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia,1307 A.D. Now in the collection of the Edinburgh University Library, Scotland.


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A young Mohammed being recognized by the monk Bahira. Miniature illustration on vellumfrom the bookJami' al-Tawarikh (literally "Compendium of Chronicles" but often referred to as

The Universal History orHistory of the World), by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia,

1307 A.D. Now in the collection of the Edinburgh University Library, Scotland.


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Detail of the young Mohammed from the image above.


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Mohammed solves a dispute over lifting the black stone into position at the Kaaba. The legendstell how, when Mohammed was still a young man, the Kaaba was being rebuilt and a dispute

arose between the various clans in Mecca over who had the right rededicate the black stone. (The

Kaaba was at that time still a polytheistic shrine, this being many years before Islam wasfounded.) Mohammed resolved the argument by placing the stone on a cloth and having

members of each clan lift the cloth together, raising the black stone into place cooperatively.

Miniature illustration on vellum from the bookJami' al-Tawarikh (literally "Compendium ofChronicles" but often referred to as The Universal History orHistory of the World), by Rashid

al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Now in the collection of the Edinburgh UniversityLibrary, Scotland.

(Hat tip: Brett K. and Martin H.)


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Mohammed's birth. Miniature illustration on vellum from the bookJami' al-Tawarikh (literally

"Compendium of Chronicles" but often referred to as The Universal History orHistory of theWorld), by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Now in the collection of the

.)hereEdinburgh University Library, Scotland. (This image can be found online(Hat tip: Jos.)

Detail of the baby Mohammed from the painting above.(Hat tip: Nils.)
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The Mi'raj (also called the "Night Ride") of Mohammed on Buraq. Miniature illustration on

vellum from the bookJami' al-Tawarikh (literally "Compendium of Chronicles" but oftenreferred to as The Universal History orHistory of the World), by Rashid al-Din, published in

Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Now in the collection of the Edinburgh University Library, Scotland.



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Mohammed (on the far right) and Abu Bakr on their way to Medina while a woman milks a herd

of goats. Miniature illustration on vellum from the bookJami' al-Tawarikh (literally

"Compendium of Chronicles" but often referred to as The Universal History orHistory of the

World), by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Now in the collection of the

Edinburgh University Library, Scotland.

Mohammed on his deathbed. Miniature illustration on vellum from the bookJami' al-Tawarikh(literally "Compendium of Chronicles" but often referred to as The Universal History orHistory

of the World), by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Now in the collection of

the Edinburgh University Library, Scotland.

This Iranian sitecontains a photograph of a mural which appears to depict Mohammed (sixth
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picture down) on a contemporary building in Iran. The mural shows Buraq (the animal that

being white and having the face of ad on his Night Voyage, described ascarried Mohamme, which this creature is and does) carrying a figure who couldwoman and the tail of a peacock

therefore only be Mohammed. A word-for-word transliteration of the Farsi caption to that picture

, "The Messenger mounted mainland shiny doorthis automated translation site)is (according to

village (yzdlaan) (kvyry) village blinds to ascension wine river," which obviously doesn'ttranslate well but which does make mention of "The Messenger," a traditional epithet for

Mohammed (as the messenger of Allah). Note: this image is hosted on the Web site of the

assponsoring a contest of cartoons about the Holocaust, which isHamshahrian newspaperIranian outraged reponse to the publication of the Mohammed cartoons in the West. Yet the

also on theThis imagenewspaper itself is currently displaying this depiction of Mohammed. (

: AllUPDATEappears to be a different modern image of Mohammed as well.) [newspaper's sitethe images linked to in this caption have now been taken offline by the Hamshahri newspaper,

apparently after having been exposed here; the search-engine caches for the pages have also now

expired, meaning that the small photo shown above is the only known surviving image of this

unusual contemporary Mohammed depiction.](Hat tip: Kilgore Trout.)
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Mohammed (upper right) visiting Paradise while riding Buraq, accompanied by the Angel

Gabriel (upper left). Below them, riding camels, are some of the fabled houris of Paradise -- the

"virgins" promised to heroes and martyrs. This image and the following five images are Persian,

15th century, from a manuscipt entitledMiraj Nama, which is in the Bibliotheque Nationale,

Paris. Taken from The Miraculous Journey of Mahomet, by Marie-Rose Seguy.


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Mohammed, flying over Paradise, looks at the houris harvesting flowers and enjoyingthemselves. Persian, 15th century.


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Mohammed, along with Buraq and Gabriel, visit Hell, and see a demon punishing "shameless

women" who had exposed their hair to strangers. For this crime of inciting lust in men, thewomen are strung up by their hair and burned for eternity. Persian, 15th century.


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Next, Mohammed sees women strung up by hooks thrust through their tongues by a green

demon. Their crimes were to "mock" their husbands and to leave their homes withoutpermission. Persian, 15th century.


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Further on, Mohammed sees a red demon that is torturing women by hanging them up by hooks

through their breasts, as they are engulfed in flames. The women are being punished for giving

birth to illegitimate children whom they falsely claimed were fathered by their husbands.Persian, 15th century.


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Mohammed (on the right, astride Buraq) and the Angel Gabriel (center) talk with Abraham (left)

in Paradise. Persian, 15th century.

.herethe same series in this manuscript can be seenAnother illustration apparently from
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a gold dinar issued during--, this early Islamic cointhe "Taboo Numismatics" siteAccording to

hemost likely depicts Mohammed himself. T--in 693 A.D.Malik-Abd althe reign of the caliph

that the central figure is Mohammed and that the figures onmakes a strong caseauthor of the siteeither side of him are Abu-Bakr (Mohammed's companion) on his left and Aisha (his young

wife) on his right. Also suggesting that these now-extremely-rare coins (all now housed in theBritish Museum) depict Mohammed is the fact that they were all ordered to be destroyed shortly

after being minted, which may have been the first instance of an image of Mohammed being

seen as inappropriate. The coin was made only 67 years after Mohammed's death (the year 77 ofthe Islamic era, which dates to his arrival in Medina from Mecca), which would make it far and

away the earliest depiction of Mohammed ever made, and possibly even modeled after memories

of people who knew him during his lifetime.(Hat tip: Ted K.)
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may have been modelled afterThe large head and wide mustache of Mohammed in this portait

right) which was struck decades earlier.(seen on thethis coin of Byzantine Emperor Constans IIByzantine coin designs of the same era which showThe Islamic coin also seems to be emulating

, in the place where the male figure is on the Islamic coin.eJesus on the obvers ad the fulland click through to rethe first image in the seriesTo follow the full argument, start at

captions for each coin.
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The Night Journey of Muhammad on His Steed, Buraq; leaf from a copy of theBustan of Sacdi,

.The Metropolitan Museum of Artdated 1514. From Bukhara, Uzbekistan. In(Hat tip: Jos.)
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Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation; leaf from a copy of the Majmac al-

The("Compendium of Histories"), ca. 1425; Timurid. From Herat, Afghanistan. Intawarikh.Metropolitan Museum of Art

(Hat tip: Jos.)
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Journey of the Prophet Muhammad; leaf from a copy of theMajmac al-tawarikh ("Compendium

.The Metropolitan Museum of Artnof Histories"), ca. 1425; Timurid. Herat, Afghanistan. I(Hat tip: Jos.)
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This 17th-century mural on the Iman Zahdah Chah Zaid Mosque in Isfahan, Iran is identified by

various sources as depicting either the assassination of Ali (Mohammed's cousin) in 661 A.D., or

Ali receiving a blow at the Battle of the Camel five years earlier in 656 A.D. Either way, it seems

that the veiled figure holding up the wounded Ali is Mohammed himself, or at least his spirit.His facial features are clearly visible beneath the veil.


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Mohammed presented to the monk Abd al Muttalib and the inhabitants of Mecca. 18th century

Ottoman copy of a supposedly 8th century original. Now located in the Topkapi Palace Museum,

Istanbul.


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Detail of Mohammed from the picture above, in Paradise with beautiful females.


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Mohammed in a cavern during some sort of get-together, in a scene called "The Charge of the

Lion." Unknown provenance, now in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.


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Detail of Mohammed from the picture above. He seems to have two left arms.

Another miniature showing Mohammed astride Buraq. Provenance unknown.(Hat tip: Martin.)


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Mohammed, Buraq and Gabriel encountering a multi-headed figure in heaven. From the same

unknown manuscript as the image above.(Hat tip: Martin.)

Mohammed on his prayer rug; Persia, late medieval (date unknown).


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Mohammed meets the prophets Ismail, Is-hak and Lot in paradise. From the Apocalypse of

Muhammad, written in 1436 in Herat, Afghanistan (now in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris).(Hat tip: A.L. and Buck.)


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Detail of Mohammed from yet another picture in theApocalypse of Muhammad, written in 1436

in Herat, Afghanistan (now in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris).(Hat tip: A.L.)


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Mohammed arrives on the shores of the White Sea. Also from theApocalypse of Muhammad,

written in 1436 in Herat, Afghanistan (now in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris).(Hat tip: Buck.)


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the siteMohammed greeting ambassadors from Medina. Likely of central Asian origin, though

does not give an exact date or location.on which the image was found(Hat tip: A.L.)
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Detail of Mohammed from the same painting as above, which was also used as the cover of the

for the full version).Archive's "Book Covers" page(see theMohammed und Seine Zeitbook(Hat tip: A.L.)
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Mohammed (far right) and the Archangel Gabriel standing in front of a giant angel. From the

Miraj-name, Tabriz (c. 1360-70). In the Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul.


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Mohammed borne on Gabriel's shoulders, arriving at the gate of paradise guarded by the angelRidwan. From the Miraj-name, Tabriz (c. 1360-70). In the Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul.


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An angel presenting Mohammed (upper left) and his companions with a miniature city. In the

Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul.


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The Archangel Gabriel carries Mohammed on his shoulders over mountains where angels are

shown among golden flames. In the Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul.


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Mohammed flying over Mecca, at the beginning of his "Night Journey." The square building in

the center is the Ka'aba. From the manuscript entitled Khamseh, by Nezami, 1494-5. Currently in

the British Museum. (A picture of the full manuscript page containing this painting can be seen.)here
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Mohammed (right) and the Angel Gabriel (left) in a building with three domes. Provenance

unknown.

.this Sufi siteMohammed with (apparently) the Angel Gabriel. Origin unknown; image found on

(Hat tip: Raafat.)
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Mohammed at Medina, from an Arab or central Asian medieval-era manuscript.

The Ascension of the Prophet, also fromJami'al-Tawarikh ("The Universal History").


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Mohammed Received by the Four Angels; Persia, 1436.

a Jewish tribe hef the Banu Nadir,Mohammed (riding the horse) receiving the submission o

5. In the Nour Foundation's Nasser-, dated 1314Tawarikh-Jami'al. From thedefeated at Medina, and another versionhereThis image was foundD. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London.

.herecan be found(Hat tip: Martin.)
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Another version of the same image as above, also likely from Rashid al-Din's Jami'al-Tawarikh.

History ofThis image is likely a redrawn lithograph of the original, and was printed in the book

, by S. Rappoport, which contains the caption, "The original of the illustration is to be seenEgypt

in a finely illuminated MS. of the ninth century, A. D., preserved in the India Office, London.

The picture is of peculiar interest, being the only known portrait of Muhammed, who is evidentlyrepresented as receiving the divine command to propagate Muhammedanism." Obviously, the

caption is in error; the style of drawing appears to come from later than the ninth century, andneedless to say this is not "the only known portrait of Muhammed."

(Hat tip: Raafat.)
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Mohammed exhorting his family before the battle of Badr. It is not immediately apparent whichfigure in this drawing is Mohammed. From theJami'al-Tawarikh, dated 1314-5. In the Nour

Foundation's Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London.


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Mohammed (on the left) leading Hamza and the Muslims against Banu Qaynuqa'. From the

Jami'al-Tawarikh, dated 1314-5. In the Nour Foundation's Nasser D. Khalili Collection ofIslamic Art, London.


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Portrait of Mohammed from a 19th century Iranian hilye (a single-page description of

Mohammed and his attributes). In The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art). Taken from"The Story of Portraits of the Propheta reproduction published in the paper entitled

., No. 96Studia IslamicaMuhammad," by Oleg Grabar, in
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0585-5292(2003)96%3C19%3ATSOPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2


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A medieval illustration showing Mohammed (on the right). Source unknown.

Mohammed with head emanating flames (a sign of holiness). Source unknown.(Hat tip: Steve N.)


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Mohammed's death. Source unknown.

This image may or may not depict Mohammed; it was submitted to the Archive by someone whofound it while researching early Islamic art, but who did not note its provenance. The file's name

indicates that it is a 7th century artwork; if that is true, and if it does depict Mohammed, then that

would make this possibly the earliest portrait of him. But we can't state that definitively until a

more postive identification is made. If you know anything about the origins of this image,contact the Archive at the email address provided on the main page.


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(Hat tip: Tracy T.)

Links to additional full-face Mohammed images:

article from February 17Los Angeles TimesThispoints out that several leading museums in theUnited States possess Islamic portraits of Mohammed in their permanent collections, though theyare rarely displayed. (Hat tip: Killgore Trout.)

Washington PostThis February 14 article in thealso lists several museums and galleries in the

U.S. which own paintings of Mohammed.Several small reproductions of Mohammed can be found on this siteby clicking on the small

icons in the center of the page.

Two small images of Mohammed leading his army can be found on this Spanish educational site.

Journey of MahometThe MiraculousRose Seguy, contains many images of-, a book by MarieMohammed.

.Miraj Nameh

Selection of images from the 15th century manuscriptThis Spanish site features a Persian miniature that supposedly depicts Jesus and Mohammedriding together(Hat tip: Raafat.), though there is no attribution for the image.

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