• The Octonaut
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    21 year ago

    It’s a quite literal rule - idols and idolatry are things that have actual meaning in Abrahamic religions, and in the pagan religions that Islam supplanted at Mecca. See also the icons and iconoclastic conflict in the neighbouring Orthodox Christian tradition.

    “Wow he’s perfect” isn’t idolatry in the literal sense of an actual physical idol object mean to be physical manifestation of, or place of residence of, a deity.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      Is that why they ban all pictures/depictions of Muhammad? To avoid stepping over that line of idolizing him?

      • @Soulg
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        31 year ago

        From how I’ve understood it, yes that’s exactly why