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  2. Arabic calligraphy - Wikipedia

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    Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy based on the Arabic alphabet. It is known in Arabic as khatt (Arabic: خَطّ), derived from the words 'line', 'design', or 'construction'. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Kufic is the oldest form of the Arabic script. From an artistic point of view, Arabic calligraphy has been known and ...

  3. Islamic calligraphy - Wikipedia

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    Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it. It includes Arabic, Persian, Ottoman, and Urdu calligraphy. [2][3] It is known in Arabic as khatt Arabi (خط عربي), which translates into Arabic line, design, or construction. [4]

  4. Islamic art - Wikipedia

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    Arabic culture. Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations. [1] Referring to characteristic traditions across a wide range of lands, periods, and genres, Islamic art is a concept used first by Western ...

  5. Basmala - Wikipedia

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    The basmala on the oldest surviving Quran. Basmala calligraphy A calligraphic rendition of the Basmala Mughal-era calligraphy. The Basmala (Arabic: بَسْمَلَة, basmalah; also known by its opening words Bi-smi llāh; بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ, "In the name of God"), [1] or Tasmiyyah (Arabic: تَسْمِيَّة), is the titular name of the Islamic phrase "In the name of God, the ...

  6. Diwani - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Diwani calligraphy by Kazasker Mustafa Izzet Efendi. Diwani is a calligraphic variety of Arabic script, a cursive style developed during the reign of the early Ottoman Turks (16th century - early 17th century). It reached its height of popularity under Süleyman I the Magnificent (1520–1566). It was labeled the Diwani script because ...

  7. Naskh (script) - Wikipedia

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    Ta'zieh. Wayang. Islam portal. v. t. e. Naskh[a] is a smaller, round script of Islamic calligraphy. Naskh is one of the first scripts of Islamic calligraphy to develop, commonly used in writing administrative documents and for transcribing books, including the Qur’an, because of its easy legibility. [1]

  8. Arabic typography - Wikipedia

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    Arabic typography is the typography of letters, graphemes, characters or text in Arabic script, for example for writing Arabic, Persian, or Urdu. 16th century Arabic typography was a by-product of Latin typography with Syriac and Latin proportions and aesthetics. It lacked expertise in the three core aspects of Arabic writing: calligraphy ...

  9. Maghrebi script - Wikipedia

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    Maghrebi script or Maghribi script (Arabic: الخط المغربي) refers to a loosely related family of Arabic scripts that developed in the Maghreb (North Africa), al-Andalus (Iberia), and Bilad as-Sudan (the West African Sahel). Maghrebi script is directly derived from the Kufic script, [1][2][3] and is traditionally written with a pointed ...