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Essay heading: Islamic art is intended to suggest but not to portray the divine presence
 
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Firstly, any portrayal of God is strictly forbidden as Muslims believe that God should be the subject of worship, not his physical manifestation. Hence, any physical representation of God could be seen as worship of God's manifestation. This would be seen as a form of idolatry which is strictly forbidden by the Qur'an "God does not forgive the worship of others beside Him ? though He does forgive whoever He will for lesser sins ? for whoever does this has gone far, far astray" (4:116)...
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This would be seen as a form of idolatry which is strictly forbidden by the Qur'an "God does not forgive the worship of others beside Him ? though He does forgive whoever He will for lesser sins ? for whoever does this has gone far, far astray" (4:116). Islam as a religion is strongly opposed to any form of idolatry as it supplanted pagan religions that were based on idolatry...
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