The Prophet Muhammad "wanted the Jews to feel close," Hassan, the sheikh, says. "They were 'People of the Book,' (from the Abrahamic tradition and whose beliefs are based on a holy text)." ...

Nation & World What Islam says about images of the Prophet Muhammad Originally published January 14, 2015 at 7:21 pm Updated January 15, 2015 at 5:38 am ...

And then, at the age of 40, he was transformed. A man who could not read or write, he announced that he was the prophet of God.

Figure 4. The Prophet Muhammad sits with the Abrahamic prophets in Jerusalem, anonymous, Mi‘rajnama (Book of Ascension), Tabriz, ca. 1317-1330. Topkapı Palace Library ...

The Message, released in 1976 and starring Anthony Quinn, was made with difficulty and condemned by hardliners. One of the challenges: its main character, the Prophet Muhammad, could not be pictured.