The ________________ faith forbids visual representations of Allah, and therefore consists of decorative motifs, and geometric or organic patterns.

a. Buddhist
b. Christian
c. Jewish
d. Moslem
e. none of these are correct


d. Moslem

a. Incorrect. The Buddhists do make images of Buddha.
b. Incorrect. Though not without controversy at a few points in history, Christians do make images of the Christian God.
c. Incorrect. Though the Jewish faith does forbid depictions of God, depictions of figures can be found in synagogues.
d. Correct. The Moslem faith forbids visual representations of Allah, which gave rise to the beautiful decorative motifs and patterns in Islamic art.
e. Incorrect. The Moslem faith forbids visual representations of Allah, which gave rise to the beautiful decorative motifs and patterns in Islamic art.

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