function remove_version() { return ''; } add_filter('the_generator', 'remove_version'); kufic – Arabic, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari Calligraphy https://farsicalligraphy.com خوش خط فارسى و الخطوط العربية Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:44:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.11 Persian, Urdu, Arabic and Farsi Calligraphy https://farsicalligraphy.com/ Sat, 08 Apr 2017 03:43:31 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/?page_id=944 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 ... 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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]]> أهلاً وسهلاً https://farsicalligraphy.com/ahlan-wa-sahlan/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:35:42 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2016/06/05/ahlan-wa-sahlan-%d8%a3%d9%87%d9%84%d8%a7-%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%87%d9%84%d8%a7-arabic-stylized/ 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 ... Read More

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]]> Contemporary Kufic https://farsicalligraphy.com/a-very-loose-rendering-of-contemporary-kufic-style/ Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:32:00 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/09/21/a-very-loose-rendering-of-contemporary-kufic-style/ 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 https://farsicalligraphy.com/ceramic-plate-from-nishapur-iran-10th-century/ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:08:04 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/06/21/ceramic-plate-from-nishapur-iran-10th-century/ 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 https://farsicalligraphy.com/indigenousdialogues-a-composition-from-the/ Tue, 21 May 2013 15:17:58 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/05/21/indigenousdialogues-a-composition-from-the/ 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 ... Read More

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]]> Kufic Style of Arabic Calligraphy https://farsicalligraphy.com/a-modern-and-loose-rendition-of-the-kufic-style-of/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:59:52 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/03/14/a-modern-and-loose-rendition-of-the-kufic-style-of/ 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.”

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