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The next verse (27:76) starts at the end of the bottom line, and begins with the words “inna hadha” [إِنَّ هَـٰذَا]
The calligrapher nearly runs out of space after writing “inna”, but finds a creative way to add the next word without making the line too long: write vertically!
The calligrapher nearly runs out of space after writing “inna”, but finds a creative way to add the next word without making the line too long: write vertically!
December 7, 2024 at 12:49 AM
The next verse (27:76) starts at the end of the bottom line, and begins with the words “inna hadha” [إِنَّ هَـٰذَا]
The calligrapher nearly runs out of space after writing “inna”, but finds a creative way to add the next word without making the line too long: write vertically!
The calligrapher nearly runs out of space after writing “inna”, but finds a creative way to add the next word without making the line too long: write vertically!
“There is nothing hidden in the heavens or the earth that is not written in a clear Record.”
— The Qur’an, 27:75
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— The Qur’an, 27:75
#quran #koran #islam #islamic #quote #calligraphy #arabic #manuscript #islamicart #art #artsky
December 7, 2024 at 12:48 AM
“There is nothing hidden in the heavens or the earth that is not written in a clear Record.”
— The Qur’an, 27:75
#quran #koran #islam #islamic #quote #calligraphy #arabic #manuscript #islamicart #art #artsky
— The Qur’an, 27:75
#quran #koran #islam #islamic #quote #calligraphy #arabic #manuscript #islamicart #art #artsky
A foreign princess arrives with her entourage at the palace of Khosrow I (d. 579).
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
December 6, 2024 at 5:48 AM
A foreign princess arrives with her entourage at the palace of Khosrow I (d. 579).
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
“More wisdom = less talking.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM
“More wisdom = less talking.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
al-Rahman: “the Most Compassionate, the Giver of Grace and Mercy”
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
al-Rahman: “the Most Compassionate, the Giver of Grace and Mercy”
November 20, 2024 at 3:48 PM
“The essence of religion is good character.
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
November 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
“The essence of religion is good character.
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
The verse so nice, God said it twice. ❤️ Written here in Maghrebi script in a 13th-century Qur'an manuscript.
I adjusted this make these lines stand out on their own. Here is the before version:
I adjusted this make these lines stand out on their own. Here is the before version:
November 18, 2024 at 5:59 AM
The verse so nice, God said it twice. ❤️ Written here in Maghrebi script in a 13th-century Qur'an manuscript.
I adjusted this make these lines stand out on their own. Here is the before version:
I adjusted this make these lines stand out on their own. Here is the before version:
“So, surely with hardship comes ease.
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
November 18, 2024 at 5:57 AM
“So, surely with hardship comes ease.
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
This is from the book Garden of the Sages (Bustān al-‘Ārifīn) - a collection of knowledge that al-Samarqandī considered essential.
Known as Imam al-huda (the Imam of Guidance), al-Samarqandī was a respected jurist, ascetic, mufti, hadith scholar, and commentator on the Qur’an.
Known as Imam al-huda (the Imam of Guidance), al-Samarqandī was a respected jurist, ascetic, mufti, hadith scholar, and commentator on the Qur’an.
November 16, 2024 at 5:49 PM
This is from the book Garden of the Sages (Bustān al-‘Ārifīn) - a collection of knowledge that al-Samarqandī considered essential.
Known as Imam al-huda (the Imam of Guidance), al-Samarqandī was a respected jurist, ascetic, mufti, hadith scholar, and commentator on the Qur’an.
Known as Imam al-huda (the Imam of Guidance), al-Samarqandī was a respected jurist, ascetic, mufti, hadith scholar, and commentator on the Qur’an.
“A man should not have intercourse with his wife unless he has done foreplay with her, and he recognizes desire in her eyes.”
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
November 16, 2024 at 5:46 PM
“A man should not have intercourse with his wife unless he has done foreplay with her, and he recognizes desire in her eyes.”
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
People of wisdom among the Arabs used to say:
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
October 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM
People of wisdom among the Arabs used to say:
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
“How can I help you if God has snatched mercy from your hearts?”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
October 5, 2023 at 1:48 AM
“How can I help you if God has snatched mercy from your hearts?”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
“Sometimes the thing you ask for is not given to you, and eventually you receive something greater.
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
September 11, 2023 at 1:16 PM
“Sometimes the thing you ask for is not given to you, and eventually you receive something greater.
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
This is from the early literary anthology ‘Uyun al-akhbar, by Ibn Qutayba (d. 889).
The saying also appears in other books. A shortened version, for example, is quoted by al-Ghazali (d. 1111) in his book Revival of the Religious Sciences.
The saying also appears in other books. A shortened version, for example, is quoted by al-Ghazali (d. 1111) in his book Revival of the Religious Sciences.
August 21, 2023 at 3:35 AM
This is from the early literary anthology ‘Uyun al-akhbar, by Ibn Qutayba (d. 889).
The saying also appears in other books. A shortened version, for example, is quoted by al-Ghazali (d. 1111) in his book Revival of the Religious Sciences.
The saying also appears in other books. A shortened version, for example, is quoted by al-Ghazali (d. 1111) in his book Revival of the Religious Sciences.
“You will not have what you seek until you let go of what you desire.
And you will not attain what you love unless you can endure what you hate.”
— Jesus (upon him be peace)
And you will not attain what you love unless you can endure what you hate.”
— Jesus (upon him be peace)
August 21, 2023 at 3:33 AM
“You will not have what you seek until you let go of what you desire.
And you will not attain what you love unless you can endure what you hate.”
— Jesus (upon him be peace)
And you will not attain what you love unless you can endure what you hate.”
— Jesus (upon him be peace)
And here, with a bit of luck, I turned it into a meditation on the letter 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘧 - the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, famous among mystics as a symbol for the oneness of God, and the singularity of the divine mystery:
August 1, 2023 at 1:30 AM
And here, with a bit of luck, I turned it into a meditation on the letter 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘧 - the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, famous among mystics as a symbol for the oneness of God, and the singularity of the divine mystery:
An artist's touch can transform the mundane into something profoundly beautiful.
The text at center is not a wise saying or religious teaching. It simply says:
"The letter 𝘚𝘢𝘥 (ص) with an 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘧 (ا)."
But the hand of Sultan Muhammad Nur (d. ~1536) has made it a masterpiece.
The text at center is not a wise saying or religious teaching. It simply says:
"The letter 𝘚𝘢𝘥 (ص) with an 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘧 (ا)."
But the hand of Sultan Muhammad Nur (d. ~1536) has made it a masterpiece.
August 1, 2023 at 1:24 AM
An artist's touch can transform the mundane into something profoundly beautiful.
The text at center is not a wise saying or religious teaching. It simply says:
"The letter 𝘚𝘢𝘥 (ص) with an 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘧 (ا)."
But the hand of Sultan Muhammad Nur (d. ~1536) has made it a masterpiece.
The text at center is not a wise saying or religious teaching. It simply says:
"The letter 𝘚𝘢𝘥 (ص) with an 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘧 (ا)."
But the hand of Sultan Muhammad Nur (d. ~1536) has made it a masterpiece.
“Do you want to know what has a higher degree than prayer, fasting and charity?
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
July 29, 2023 at 4:17 PM
“Do you want to know what has a higher degree than prayer, fasting and charity?
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
“Knowledge becomes degraded when you debate with everyone who tries to debate you, and when you reply to everyone who shares their opinion with you.”
— Imam al-Shafi‘i
— Imam al-Shafi‘i
July 26, 2023 at 12:29 AM
“Knowledge becomes degraded when you debate with everyone who tries to debate you, and when you reply to everyone who shares their opinion with you.”
— Imam al-Shafi‘i
— Imam al-Shafi‘i
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July 24, 2023 at 1:40 AM
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“Anyone who lacks gentleness has been cut off from all that is good.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
July 23, 2023 at 1:35 PM
“Anyone who lacks gentleness has been cut off from all that is good.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
An invocation of the Divine, from the opening page of a Persian manuscript copied in 19th-century Kashmir.
"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Merciful."
The most beautiful basmala I've ever seen.
"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Merciful."
The most beautiful basmala I've ever seen.
July 23, 2023 at 11:42 AM
An invocation of the Divine, from the opening page of a Persian manuscript copied in 19th-century Kashmir.
"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Merciful."
The most beautiful basmala I've ever seen.
"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Merciful."
The most beautiful basmala I've ever seen.