This text is missing some spaces, please add them: ThereligiouswritingsofIslamcannotbesaidtocontainageneralandabsoluteprohibitionagainstdrawingtheProphetMuhammed.
The religious writings of Islam cannot be said to contain a general and absolute prohibition against drawing the Prophet Muhammed.

This text is missing some spaces, please add them: Hewasanardentcollectorofancientmaps,concerningwhichhewassomewhatofanexpert.
He was an ardent collector of ancient maps, concerning which he was somewhat of an expert.

This text is missing some spaces, please add them: Buthemustfirsttakesuitablemeasurestoevokeit.Theseincludecleansingofbodyandmind,aspirationoffeelingandthought,silencingofintellectandego.
But he must first take suitable measures to evoke it. These include cleansing of body and mind, aspiration of feeling and thought, silencing of intellect and ego.