Tag: kufic
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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…
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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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أهلاً وسهلاً
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.”…
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Contemporary Kufic
A very loose rendering of contemporary Kufic style calligraphy. This is a Persian phrase that could be rendered into English as “In this world, not of this world.” Calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas. Commissions accepted at www.Palmstone.com
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Ceramic plate from Nishapur, Iran, 10th century C.E
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.”
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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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Kufic Style of Arabic Calligraphy
A modern and loose rendition of the kufic style of Arabic calligraphy, this phrase renders “In this world, not of this world” in Persian (Farsi): “Andar donya, nah as donya.”