| rdfs:comment | - (Peace Be Upon Him.) The founder of Islam, as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts. Having had a huge impact on the history and cultural development of the world, Muhammad is one of the most interesting Historical Domain Characters to use in works. However, portraying Muhammad is often considered controversial, and thus portrayals of him tend to be about these controversies rather then about Muhammad himself. There are four such portrayal problems: For more on these four issues, see the analysis tab. See also the other wiki, our own Useful Notes on Islam and The Quran.
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| abstract | - (Peace Be Upon Him.) The founder of Islam, as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts. Having had a huge impact on the history and cultural development of the world, Muhammad is one of the most interesting Historical Domain Characters to use in works. However, portraying Muhammad is often considered controversial, and thus portrayals of him tend to be about these controversies rather then about Muhammad himself. There are four such portrayal problems: 1.
* Religious Taboos: Islam is very divided on portrayals in general and the prophet in particular. Some consider it haraam to portray (in text or image) any person at all, while others are okay with portraying any person, and yet others make an exception for Muhammad in one direction or the other. 2.
* Freedom Of Speech Issues: Most of the Western world have enshrined laws that say anyone can be joked about, and anyone can be criticized, and the concept of "blasphemy" as a criminal charge no longer applies. In parts of the Muslim world, blasphemy is very real, and very punishable. 3.
* Cultural Bullying Issues: Members of one group joking about something important to another group (in this case Muhammad to Muslims) can be perceived as offensive, even when the jokes are intended to be harmless. 4.
* Hate-Speech Issues: The long, two-way history of hate-speech and violence by non-Muslims against Muslims, and by Muslims against non-Muslims, can make such portrayals very touchy for either side. For more on these four issues, see the analysis tab. The main sources on the life of Muhammad are the sira (prophetic biographies) and the hadith (sayings of Muhammad). The Quran, in contrast, contains only little information on Muhammad and his life. See also the other wiki, our own Useful Notes on Islam and The Quran.
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