Arabic, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari Calligraphy

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  • Cedar of Lebanon Arabic Tattoo

    Cedar of Lebanon Arabic Tattoo

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      My client requested an Arabic tattoo in the shape of the famed Cedar of Lebanon, shown here very nicely inked onto the arm. After I provide you with a custom designed calligraphy tattoo it is very gratifying to see the work inked by a skilled professional tattoo artist. The sharp edges, changing pen widths…

  • Persian, Urdu, Arabic and Farsi Calligraphy

    Persian, Urdu, Arabic and Farsi Calligraphy

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    ORDER YOUR CALLIGRAPHY DESIGN I bring over 40 years of experience as a calligrapher to my work in Farsi, Persian, Urdu and Arabic Calligraphy. I work in both contemporary and traditional calligraphy styles, providing work for a diverse array of clients worldwide. For calligraphy in other languages and scripts, please visit my website palmstone.com. For…

  • Names and Monograms

    Names and Monograms

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    If you want a unique calligraphic design of one or more names, you have come to right place. Simple or complex, free form or in a particular shape, mirror-style, kufic, buteh or teardrop, calligrams in the shape of an animal (zoomorphic) or plant or something else, all these designs–and many more–are possible. The gallery below…

  • أهلاً وسهلاً

    أهلاً وسهلاً

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    Ahlan Wa Sahlan: أهلاً وسهلاً Arabic, Stylized Kufic Script Traditional Arabic welcome–especially to a home– emphasizing hospitality to strangers. Ahlan—أهلا– is “family,” as in “You’ve come to stay with family,” and sahlanسهلا is flat or open place without obstacles and where there is abundance to be shared with visitors. “Welcome: you’re with family, be at ease.”…

  • Islamic Marriage Certificate

    Islamic Marriage Certificate

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    Islamic Marriage Certificate with bismallah, Qur’an inscription in Arabic and English and hand painted illuminated border design.  Original work by artist calligrapher Stewart J. Thomas.  www.palmstone.com

  • Hummingbird and Flower

    Hummingbird and Flower

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    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

  • Ayat al-Kursi

    Ayat al-Kursi

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    Ayat al-Kursi (āyatu-l-kursī), the 255th verse (ayah) of the second chapter (sura) of the Qur’an, Al-Baqara. To listen to a recitation of this Ayat, along with translation into English, view here. For a description of the symmetry of the language in this verse read here. آية الكرسي، وهي الآية رقم 255 من سورة البقرة في…

  • Persian Names in Calligraphy

    Persian Names in Calligraphy

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    Persian names in calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, calligrapher.  www.palmstone.com

  • To thine own self be true

    To thine own self be true

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    “To thine self be true” Arabic calligraphy by S. J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

  • Azadi (Freedom)

    Azadi (Freedom)

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    Freedom “Azadi” Persian calligraphy design by Stewart J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

  • Zoomorphic Bird

    Zoomorphic Bird

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    Bird Calligraphy in Arabic Script. Calligraphy design by Stewart J. Thomas www.palmstone.com

  • Islamic Marriage Certificate

    Islamic Marriage Certificate

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    Islamic Marriage Certificate with original border design in watercolour and gouache; Bismallah in black, copper and gold ink; and calligraphy in Arabic and English.  The top section is in Arabic from the Qu’ran, with an English gloss of the text below it in Italic calligraphy.  Original artwork and calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.  www.palmstone.com

  • Bismallah

    Bismallah

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    Detail of the headpiece of a marriage certificate produced in September 2013.  This commission includes geometric Islamic borders, birds and the watercolour headpiece shown here.  More details to be posted soon.  The Bismallah is in raised gold and the body of the certificate in italic calligraphy in English.  Original work by artist and calligrapher Stewart…

  • Khalil Gibran

    Khalil Gibran

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    Earlier I posted the draft design for this commission.  This is a photograph of the completed painting featuring the last lines of Khalil Gibran’s poem on marriage.  Original calligraphic painting in Arabic by calligrapher Stewart J. Thomas.

  • Libraries of Timbuktu

    Libraries of Timbuktu

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    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…

  • Khalil Gibran on Marriage

    Khalil Gibran on Marriage

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    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…

  • Vertical Basmallah Calligraphy

    Vertical Basmallah Calligraphy

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    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

  • Calligraphic rondel

    Calligraphic rondel

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    Calligraphic rondel by Stewart J. Thomas designed as a tattoo incorporating the names Ariana and Ellahi.

  • MAIMONIDES, MISHNEH TORAH, AUTOGRAPH DRAFT

    MAIMONIDES, MISHNEH TORAH, AUTOGRAPH DRAFT

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    MAIMONIDES, MISHNEH TORAH, AUTOGRAPH DRAFT Egypt, c. 1180, found in the Cairo Genizah. This is a draft of a portion of the Book of Civil Laws, a section of the “Mishneh Torah” of Maimonides (1135– 1204), written in his own hand. The philosopher and royal physician wrote his masterpiece on rabbinic law in Hebrew, whereas…

  • Ceramic plate from Nishapur, Iran, 10th century C.E

    Ceramic plate from Nishapur, Iran, 10th century C.E

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    Ceramic plate from Nishapur, Iran, 10th century C.E.  The border in Kufic style Arabic script can be translated as “Knowledge: the beginning of it is bitter to taste, but the end is sweeter than honey.”

  • “The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft

    “The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft

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    “The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft. Calligraphy created for annual conference by Stewart J. Thomas, palmstone.com

  • Page from Calligraphed Quran

    Page from Calligraphed Quran

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    A beautiful double page spread from a calligraphed edition of the Quran. This is unusual in that the calligraphy is in the Persian nastaliq style and the decorations are free-flowing floral patterns. If anyone knows the provenance of this piece, let me know.  Otherwise I am doing my own investigations.  For my own work, see…

  • Ya Qazi ul Hajat, or Ya Qadhi al Hajat Tile

    Ya Qazi ul Hajat, or Ya Qadhi al Hajat Tile

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      یا قاضی الحاجات Ya Qazi ul Hajat, or Ya Qadhi al Hajat is recited as one of the attributes of God (Allah) is usually translated into English as “Oh, Bestower of Desires.” More literally translated it might be rendered as “Oh, Judge of [our] needs.” To me the latter conveys an important attribute, that…

  • Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

    Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

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    beautyartislam: Nasir al-Mulk Mosque. Shiraz, Iran.

  • Brass hand in the form of a bird

    Brass hand in the form of a bird

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    Brass hand in the form of a bird. Middle eastern folk art in the collection of Palmstone Studio.