In the last century, India has undoubtedly become an important center for the study of hadith, and the scholars of India have become well-known for their passion for religious knowledge. Upon them ended the era …
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Naskh font in Arabic Calligraphy
Naskh (نسخ, also known as Naskhi or by its Turkish name Nesih, from Arabic نسخ) is a specific calligraphic style for writing in the Arabic alphabet, thought to be invented by Ibn Muqlah. The root …
Read More »Thuluth font in Arabic Calligraphy
Thuluth (Arabic: ثلث “one-third”, Turkish: Sülüs) is a script variety of Islamic calligraphy, which made its first appearance in the 11th century CE (fourth century of the Hijrah). The straight angular forms of Kufic were …
Read More »Calligraphic Sheets and Albums (Qit’a and Muraqqa)
Qit’a and Muraqqa (Calligraphic Sheets and Albums) The calligraphic works written on a normal, book-size sheets in one or several different styles are known as qit’a, and the albums consisting of these sheets which are …
Read More »Nabi Muhammad (SAW) in Calligraphy
The Arabic script was not greatly developed in the pre-Islamic era; it was not used much at this time because the Arabs usually committed things to memory. For this reason, the development of the Arabic …
Read More »New website design
Alhamdulillah, we have launched our new website design today along with the new logo. We hope that you like the new design and look forward to comments and suggestions. We tried to implement a more …
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