"The engraving of the ring of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was in three lines: 'Muhammad' in one line, 'Rasool' in another line, and 'Allaah' in another line." [At-Tirmithi] Anas ibn ...

honoring him in the live performances category for his remarkable success in the boxing ring. But breaking from tradition, Ali did not want people to walk on his name, citing the Prophet Muhammad.

But the presentation of two of the images, pages from illustrated manuscripts that depict the Prophet Muhammad, have ignited debate. Those images were blurred out on the museum’s online tour of ...