WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -consisting of figures, especially human or animal figures: the figural representations contained in ancient wall paintings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Figurative art describes any form of modern art that retains strong references to the real world and particularly to the human figure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Figural motifs are found on the surface decoration of objects or architecture, as part of the woven or applied patterns of textiles, and, most rarely, in sculptural form.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Quran, the Islamic holy book, does not explicitly prohibit the depiction of human figures; it merely condemns idolatry. Interdictions of figurative representation are present in the hadith, among a dozen of the hadith recorded during the latter part of the period when they were being written down.