function remove_version() { return ''; } add_filter('the_generator', 'remove_version'); quran – Arabic, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari Calligraphy https://farsicalligraphy.com خوش خط فارسى و الخطوط العربية Wed, 09 Nov 2016 18:41:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.11 Islamic Marriage Certificate https://farsicalligraphy.com/islamic-marriage-certificate-with-bismallah/ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 02:09:46 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2014/07/02/islamic-marriage-certificate-with-bismallah/ 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

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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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Ayat al-Kursi https://farsicalligraphy.com/ayat-al-kursi-ayatu-l-kursi-the-255th-verse/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 02:27:00 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2014/03/13/ayat-al-kursi-ayatu-l-kursi-the-255th-verse/ 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 ... Read More

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Islamic Marriage Certificate https://farsicalligraphy.com/islamic-marriage-certificate-with-original-border/ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:15:37 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/10/02/islamic-marriage-certificate-with-original-border/ 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 ... Read More

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Page from Calligraphed Quran https://farsicalligraphy.com/a-beautiful-double-page-spread-from-a-calligraphed/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:41:23 +0000 http://farsicalligraphy.com/index.php/2013/06/17/a-beautiful-double-page-spread-from-a-calligraphed/ 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, ... Read More

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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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