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Why aren't there human figures in islamic art?
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Why aren't there human figures in islamic art?

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Aniconism is the avoidance of images of sentient beings in some forms of Islamic art. Islamic aniconism stems in part from the prohibition of idolatry and in part from the belief that creation of living forms is gods prerogative.
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