…he [Ali ibn Abi Talib] was a prince to whom God gave much knowledge and…
Tag: Calligraphy
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA In a formal sense, each one of us Muslims recites…
“Stories lie deep in our souls. Stories lie so deep at the bottom of our…
With the age of computers, iPhones and tablets, simply writing with a pen has become…
FABI AIHI ALLAH HI RABIKUMMAH TUKAZIBAN (Surah Ar-Rahman, verse 47) AUR TUM APNE RAB KI KON…
Meet the Artist: Nizar Macnojia Born and raised in India, Nizar created his first artwork…
“The beauty of writing is the tongue of the hand and the elegance of thought.” –Ali ibn Abi Talib
Calligraphy, from the Greek kallos (beauty) and graphein (to write) is the art of beautiful…
Before the advent of Islam, Arabic was a spoken language among the various tribal kingdoms.…
“Strive to write elegantly for this will ensure your means of livelihood.” Caliph ʿAlī ibn…
Ceramics are an integral art form of the Middle East and North Africa. This area…
Geometric patterns, calligraphy, and vegetal patterns comprise the non-figural decoration in Islamic art. Although geometric ornamentation…
The art of transcribing the Qur’an in beautiful hand was considered a form of devotion…
PanARMENIAN.Net – “Animating the Word: The Legacy of Iran’s Minority Calligraphic Traditions” will open on…
“Beauty of script is incumbent upon you for it is one of the keys of…