Artist

An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only. The term is often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (less often for actors).

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Artist . Comedian

Is it allowed to become a comic artist?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

Yes it is allowed to become a comic artist as far as it does not insult or degrade others or promote falsehood.

Comic art is like any other fine art which must promote noble values, not otherwise.

Unfortunately , we see now a days many artists promote wrong ideas and wrong practices under different slogans like freedom of speech or personal sexual freedom causing misleading lay people and making them suffer, instead of guiding them to the real values which leads to successful life.

Wassalam.

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Shirk . Artist

As an artist, what would be considered shirk in what I draw?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

There would be no problem with drawing or painting. Such an art is a valued talent and indeed must be appreciated.

A problem would arise if:

1. You are making full sculptures of humans or animals. If it is something that has a "soul", then it is not permitted to make a sculpture of it.

2. It is a promoting of anything that represents any deviancy, immorality, or anything un-Islamic.

And Allah knows best.