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
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 (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 القرآن الكريم،.
Islamic Marriage Certificate
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
Page from Calligraphed Quran
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 palmstone.com
Stylized Kufic Lettering
“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.”
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