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== Perspective of Sunni Schools == | == Perspective of Sunni Schools == | ||
According to the four main Sunni schools of thought, namely [[Maliki school]], | According to the four main Sunni schools of thought, namely [[Maliki school]], [[Shafi'i school]], Hanafi, and Hanbali, creating sculptures of living beings, such as humans and animals, is considered prohibited<ref>al-Jaziri, Kitab al-Fiqh 'ala al-Madahib al-Arba'ah, Vol. 2, p. 40-41.</ref>. [[Abd al-Rahman al-Jaziri]], an Egyptian jurist and scholar, argues that if sculpture serves legitimate purposes such as education and training, it falls outside the realm of the prohibition<ref>al-Jaziri, Kitab al-Fiqh 'ala al-Madahib al-Arba'ah, Vol. 2, p. 40.</ref>. He mentions that some Sunni schools, like the Maliki school, consider the creation, buying, and selling of dolls for girls permissible, that they learn child-rearing through play<ref>al-Jaziri, Kitab al-Fiqh 'ala al-Madahib al-Arba'ah, Vol. 2, p. 40.</ref>. | ||