function remove_version() { return ''; } add_filter('the_generator', 'remove_version'); arabic – Arabic, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari Calligraphy https://farsicalligraphy.com خوش خط فارسى و الخطوط العربية Sat, 04 Jul 2020 19:44:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.11 What scripts do you find most rewarding to write? https://farsicalligraphy.com/scripts-find-rewarding-write/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 02:36:55 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/?p=1077 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 ... Read More

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About Me https://farsicalligraphy.com/about-me/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 03:28:16 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/?page_id=529 [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 ... Read More

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This too shall pass https://farsicalligraphy.com/this-too-shall-pass-this-artwork-is-available-as/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:57:02 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2016/06/11/this-too-shall-pass-this-artwork-is-available-as/ “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 https://farsicalligraphy.com/arabic-inscription-in-the-form-of-a-hummingbird/ Tue, 13 May 2014 18:20:35 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2014/05/13/arabic-inscription-in-the-form-of-a-hummingbird/ 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”

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To thine own self be true https://farsicalligraphy.com/to-thine-self-be-true-arabic-calligraphy-by-s/ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:27:39 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2014/01/31/to-thine-self-be-true-arabic-calligraphy-by-s/ “To thine self be true” Arabic calligraphy by S. J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

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Libraries of Timbuktu https://farsicalligraphy.com/purplefigtree-pages-on-astronomy-from-the/ Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:19:20 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/08/15/purplefigtree-pages-on-astronomy-from-the/ 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 ... Read More

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Khalil Gibran on Marriage https://farsicalligraphy.com/this-is-a-draft-of-a-design-i-created-for-a/ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 23:19:00 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/07/26/this-is-a-draft-of-a-design-i-created-for-a/ 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 ... Read More

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Vertical Basmallah Calligraphy https://farsicalligraphy.com/i-really-like-this-unusual-presentation-of-the/ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:45:23 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/07/26/i-really-like-this-unusual-presentation-of-the/ 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.

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Calligraphic rondel https://farsicalligraphy.com/calligraphic-rondel-by-stewart-j-thomas-designed/ Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:31:00 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/06/26/calligraphic-rondel-by-stewart-j-thomas-designed/ 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 https://farsicalligraphy.com/the-stars-are-right-by-hp-lovecraft/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:00 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/06/19/the-stars-are-right-by-hp-lovecraft/ “The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft. Calligraphy created for annual conference by Stewart J. Thomas, palmstone.com

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