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The muslim taboo against idolatry encouraged the mastery of which art form in islamic culture?

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This encouraged calligraphy. This art is about creating patterns instead of figures. This is because a lot of Muslims fear that depicting the human form is a form of idolatry. Therefore, in this type of art, they focus on floral or geometric patterns.
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Caligraphy is the answer
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