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Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, “Walk Among the Lilies” (c. 1931–32), polychrome wood; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (photo Erik Gould) ...

They were added during the reign of Abbasid ruler Al-Mahdi in the eighth century and were created to evoke the path the Prophet Muhammad took on his “farewell pilgrimage”.

The prophet Muhammad in the cave of Hira, page from a Hamla-yi Haidari manuscript (ca. 1725). Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, gift of George Hopper Fitch.

The Prophet Muhammad at the Gates of Hell from a manuscript copy of al-Sara’i’s Nahj al-Faradis or Paths of Paradise (ca. 1465). Collection of the David Collection, Copenhagen.

Still, art historical representations of the Prophet Muhammad in various settings remain a flashpoint for debate about matters involving religious respect, free speech and academic liberty.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the ...

An art professor has sued a university in Minnesota for firing her after she showed students a 14th-century painting depicting the prophet Muhammad.