
ARABIC AND ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY MODERN AND TRADITIONAL
Arabic Calligrapher
Modern and traditional calligrapher
Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, based upon the alphabet in the lands sharing a common Islamic cultural heritage. It includes Arabic Calligraphy
The traditional instrument of the Islamic calligrapher is the qalam, a pen normally made of dried reed or bamboo; the ink is often in color, and chosen such that its intensity can vary greatly, so that the greater strokes of the compositions can be very dynamic in their effect. Some styles are often written using a metallic-tip pen.
Five principal Arabic calligraphics:
1. Naskh (نسخ nasḫ)
2. Nasta‘liq (نستعلیق nastaʿlīq)
3. Diwani (ديواني dīwānī)
4. Thuluth (ثلث ṯuluṯ)
5. Ruq‘ah (رقعة ruqʿah)
Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy based on the alphabet. It is known in Arabic as khatt (Arabic: خط), derived from the word 'line', 'design', or 'construction'.Kufic is the oldest form of the Arabic script.
![]() Display in the Arab Islamic Institute in Tokyo until now. painted with oil paint. | ![]() In process using Oil paint |
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![]() Gift to the Princess of Saudi Arabia Deena Bint Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in her birthday in Japan | ![]() Gift to the Princess of Saudi Arabia , Al Jannatu tahta aqdamil ummahat |
![]() Handwriting with Japanese Ink and mamboo pen ; Kullu am wa antum bikhair | ![]() Handwritting with Japanese Ink ; Al hub hayatii, meaning; I love my life |