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[edit] Delete this picture

Yes this should be deleted indeed.His followers may raise objections.Please delete this.

            Ali(unregistered user)

I presume the misty bearded face hanging over the man, is supposed to be God. All Abrahamic religions strictly forbid pictures of God (or so one would expect, remember the Second Commandment), God is not some definable thing the physical features of which you can draw or even describe. A picture like this is therefore devoid of meaning. I don't think this is the place to criticise Christianity for not minding this Commandment, but in Islam images of God are simply unheard-of (not even pictures of the prophet Muhammad are "done", as has been pointed out amply recently). Rumi was a Muslim. Is there any reason why this picture would be all-right? Otherwise it should be removed; there are be plenty of nice pictures of Rumi on the site, and it could do without this blatant ignorance. --Jacob 10:10, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Please take some time to read Wikipedia policies regarding deletion of images. Secondly, to me, the bearded face appears to be the Higher self of Rumi (looks like his own face, doesn't it), as the filename suggests. Of course, the description of a "higher self" is best left to personal interpretation of the viewer. deeptrivia (talk) 18:05, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry but you guys don't understand Islam, the Qur'an, Muslims, Sufism, or Rumi. Why do you pass judgement on that of which you have no knowledge? The fact you saw Sunnis rioting over pictures of the Prophet Muhammad does not mean Sufis share those beliefs, or that Rumi was a prophet. The ban on depictions of things comes from Hadith that may or may not be accepted by various Sufi. Sunni Islam is not Sufism. Rumi's beliefs were quite different, and you should read his poetry and understand them before you make assumptions!