In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: Prophet Muhammad forbid the depiction of living beings in a naturalistic manner.
Reason: It would suggest that the artist was seeking to appropriate the power of creation. This was a function that was believed to belong exclusively to God.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The production of paintings portraying the emperor, his court and the people who were part of it, was a source of constant tension between rulers and representatives of the Muslim orthodoxy, the ulama. The latter did not fail to invoke the Islamic prohibition of the portrayal of human beings enshrined in the Qur’an as well as the hadis, which described an incident from the life of the Prophet Muhammad. Here the Prophet is cited as having forbidden the depiction of living beings in a naturalistic manner as it would suggest that the artist was seeking to appropriate the power of creation. This was a function that was believed to belong exclusively to God.