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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][b]The Koran says that one cannot draw Muhammad[/b]. This prohibition applies to Muslims, no? Why would others have to fulfill the obligation of someone else's religion? [/quote]

The Qur'an doesn't say such a thing....[/quote]

But Mohammed did, yes?  according to this CNN article
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/07/living/islam-prophet-images/

[quote]The prohibition again illustrating the Prophet Mohammed began as a attempt to ward off idol worship, which was widespread in Islam's Arabian birthplace. But in recent years, that prohibition has taken on a deadly edge.

A central tenet of Islam is that Mohammed was a man, not God, and that portraying him could lead to revering a human in lieu of Allah.

"It's all rooted in the notion of idol worship," says Akbar Ahmed, who chairs the Islamic Studies department at American University. "In Islam, the notion of God versus any depiction of God or any sacred figure is very strong."

In some ways, Islam was a reaction against Christianity, which early Muslims believed had been led astray by conceiving of Christ, not as a man but as a God. They didn't want the same thing to happen to Mohammed.

"The prophet himself was aware that if people saw his face portrayed by people, they would soon start worshiping him," Ahmed says. "So he himself spoke against such images, saying 'I'm just a man.' "[/quote][/quote]

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