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Oh no that took such a bad turn :(
April 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
or just pseudo-Arabic
January 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This is either pseudo-Kufic or it’s a script I’ve never seen before and can’t read
January 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
2/ You can follow me on twitter at the handle @islam_texts. I still post there too.

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Hope you all are well and staying warm ✨
December 10, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Lovely calligraphy from the famous “Pink Qur’an”, made in 13th-century Spain.
December 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM
‏فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا
December 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM
My guess is that this hasn’t taken off yet in MENA and that’s part of it (far fewer QTs explaining or translating live updates in Arabic from the ground etc)
December 8, 2024 at 5:56 PM
This is in the anthology Muʿjam al-shuʿarāʾ by Abū ʿUbaydallāh al-Marzubānī (d. 994) and in many other books.
December 8, 2024 at 5:46 PM
ربما تجزع النفوس من الامر
‏له فرجه كحل العقال
December 8, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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!
December 7, 2024 at 12:49 AM
This calligraphy was written in the 11th century using a distinctive script known as Eastern Kufic (New style).
December 7, 2024 at 12:49 AM
وَمَا مِنْ غَآئِبَةٍۢ فِى
ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِى
كِتَـٰبٍۢ مُّبِينٍ
December 7, 2024 at 12:48 AM
This is from Nahj al-balāgha, the famed collection of material attributed to ʿAlī, compiled by al-Sharīf al-Raḍī (d. 1015).
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 PM
وأحسن كما تحب أن يحسن إليك
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 PM
‏إذا وترت أمراً فأحذر عداوته
‏من يزرع الشوك لا يحصد به عنبا
December 5, 2024 at 3:09 PM
This is from Ya ayyuha l-walad, al-Ghazali’s letter to a student (who he affectionately calls his “son” (walad))
December 3, 2024 at 5:43 PM