Ink and Gold Islamic Calligraphy

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Various posters, by calligrapher Muhammad Bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi, were obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Among them is a large calligraphic representation of “Allah” (God in Arabic) from the 19th century, on display at the courtyard of the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II in Fes, Morocco.
In the Islamic world, from the very beginning, writing and the Arabic language played a central role (the written text of the Qur’an was given by God himself and has to be revered and carefully kept) The Place of Calligraphy in Islamic Art tradition is unique. Many Civilizations that valued their written literature and literate milieu in society had paid some attention to calligraphy. To effectively study Islamic calligraphy it is necessary to consider artistic principles and theories, religious veneration for writing, philological evidence, and cultural or political history.

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Ink and Gold Islamic Calligraphy

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Poster of the word "Allah" by the master calligrapher Muhammad Bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi in Qundusi scrip

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Various posters, by calligrapher Muhammad Bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi, were obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Among them is a large calligraphic representation of “Allah” (God in Arabic) from the 19th century, on display at the courtyard of the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II in Fes, Morocco. Andalusian Maghribi style, Al-Qandusi (d 1278/1861) calligrapher In the Islamic world, from the very beginning, writing and the Arabic language played a central role (the written text of the Qur’an was given by God himself and has to be revered and carefully kept) The Place of Calligraphy in Islamic Art tradition is unique. Many Civilizations that valued their written literature and literate milieu in society had paid some attention to calligraphy. To effectively study Islamic calligraphy it is necessary to consider artistic principles and theories, religious veneration for writing, philological evidence, and cultural or political history. لوحة_بسملة_للقندوسي.jpg مصحف_بالخط_القندوسي.jpg Zawiya_moulay_idris_II_and_al-Qandusi_art_DSCF6286.jpg Album_leaf_from_a_Muraqqa_by_Hafiz_Osman_(MIK_I._1985.11.9).jpg Album_leaf_with_calligraphic_work_by_Abdülkadir_Şükri_(SSM_120-0523) (1).png Album_leaf_with_calligraphic_work_by_Abdülkadir_Şükri_(SSM_120-0523).png Album_leaf_with_calligraphic_work_by_Şekerzâde_Seyyid_Mehmed.jpg Arabic_prayer_-_Thuluth_script_(cropped).jpg -ArabicScriptshape-19th C.jpg Barbey-MOROCCOFezMOROCCO-1983 (1).jpg Calligraphic_Panel_MET_sf-tr-157-2005.jpg Calligraphic_Tiger.jpg