What is the ruling on drawing and authoring animated cartoon stories with human-like figures and fictional narratives, aimed at all ages, with the intention of indirectly spreading the religion, similar to what disbelievers do in spreading their religions?

The fundamental principle is the prohibition of drawing images of living beings. However, there is no harm in creating comic stories and animated cartoons for valid purposes such as education, da‘wah (proselytizing), and correcting misconceptions. This falls under the category of exceptions for the sake of benefit, similar to children's toys. It should also be noted that the methods of da‘wah are diverse and are not limited to indirect da‘wah.