Tag: arabic
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What scripts do you find most rewarding to write?
My first calligraphy instruction was in Persian (Farsi)* which uses the Arabic script. After the fifth grade we had to pass a major government exam in all subjects in order to complete elementary school and move on with our education. Among those subjects was calligraphy. We used the traditional qalam ney—a reed pen—which our teacher…
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About Me
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[symple_tabgroup] [symple_tab title=”SPECIALTIES”] S. J. Thomas, Calligrapher — خطاط و خوشنويس — استوار طوماس — I have been in love with pen and ink for most of my life. I began learning Persian/Farsi calligraphy in elementary school in Iran. Our teacher would walk around the class and cut a nib on each student’s reed pen and…
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This too shall pass
“This too shall pass” This artwork is available as a benefit for Syrian refugee relief: www.palmstone.com/for-syria
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Hummingbird and Flower
Arabic inscription in the form of a hummingbird and a flower. The hummingbird reads as the bismallah “ ” while the flower reads as “Ina lilah wa ina ilahi rajioon” – “إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ” Calligraphy by S. J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com
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To thine own self be true
“To thine self be true” Arabic calligraphy by S. J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com
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Libraries of Timbuktu
purplefigtree: (Pages on astronomy from the Timbuktu Manuscripts). Libraries of Timbuktu “At the height of the city’s golden age, Timbuktu boasted not only the impressive libraries of Sankore and the other mosques, but also a wealth of private ones. One of the greatest, containing more than 700 volumes, was left by the master scholar Hajji…
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Khalil Gibran on Marriage
This is a draft of a design I created for a commissioned calligraphic painting of the last line of Khalil Gibran’s poem on marriage. For the actual painting I used a different layout of the calligraphy, which I will post at a later date. Original Arabic calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas. ليُحِبَّ أحدُكما الآخر، ولكن…
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Vertical Basmallah Calligraphy
I really like this unusual presentation of the Bismallah: In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful. Vertical Basmallah Calligraphy بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Originally found on: 3mag
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Calligraphic rondel
Calligraphic rondel by Stewart J. Thomas designed as a tattoo incorporating the names Ariana and Ellahi.
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“The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft
“The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft. Calligraphy created for annual conference by Stewart J. Thomas, palmstone.com
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Stylized Kufic Lettering
indigenousdialogues: “A composition from the 18th or 19th century India and now in a Riyadh collection, heavily stylized Kufic lettering is formed into a shape like a Mihrab or prayer niche. The four central panels contain part of Sura Al-Qalam (The Pen) of the Qur’an.” – Source
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The light within guides me and protects me
The light within guides me and protects me. Original Arabic calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.
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