Depictions of the Imams
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The rulings on the depictions of the Imams have been a contentious debate. Some Shiites believe in drawings of imams, prophets, and historical religious figures, while others do not.
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The common depictions of the Imams have been taken from Shia narrations which mentioned the description of the Imams, and they took those descriptions and turned them into paintings. There are entire books dedicated to describing the Imams and their appearances. Most Shia scholars do not see any problem with it, and it is permissible to acquire or keep it, as stated by Ali al-Sistani, the most popular Shia religious authority from Najaf, who said "If due deference and respect is observed, and the image does not contain anything that would detract from their holy pictures in the minds [of the viewers], there is no problem."[1] In Shia Islam, images of Muhammad as well are quite common, even though Shia scholars were against depicting the prophet.[2]
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