 Drawing of an inscription of Basmala in Kufic script, 9th century. The original is in the Islamic Museum in Cairo (Inventar-Nr. 7853) Kufic is the oldest calligraphic form of the various Arabic scripts and consists of a modified form of the old Nabatean script. Its name is derived from the city of Kufa (in modern-day Iraq), although it was known in Mesopotamia at least 100 years before the foundation of Kufa. At the time of the emergence of Islam, this type of script was already in use in various parts of the Arabian Peninsula. It was in this script that the first copies of the Qur'an were written. Basmala or Bismillah Basmala calligraphy Basmala (Arabic بسملة) is an Arabic language noun which is used as the collective name of the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase . This phrase constitutes the first verse of the first sura (or chapter) of the Quran, and is used in a number of...
As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was the century that lasted from 801 to 900. ...
The stylized signature (tughra) of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire was written in an expressive calligraphy. ...
Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ...
The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and others. ...
The Nabatean alphabet is a consonantal alphabet (abjad) that was used by the Nabateans in the 2nd century BC. Important inscriptions are found in Petra. ...
Kufa (الكوفة al-Kufa in Arabic) is a city in Iraq, about 170 km south of Baghdad, and 10 km northeast of Najaf. ...
For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...
The Arabian Peninsula Emirets towers in United Arab Emirates; the eastern part of Arabian Penisula The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية, or جزيرة العرب) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. ...
The Qur’Än [1] (Arabic: ;, literally the recitation; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Alcoran) is the central religious text of Islam. ...
Kufic is a form of script consisting of straight lines and angles. It is still employed in Islamic countries though it has undergone a number of alterations over the years and also displays regional differences. The difference between the Kufic script used in the Arabian Peninsula and that employed in North African states is very marked. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x676, 181 KB) Summary Description: from Smithsonian Folio from a Koran 11th century Ink, color, and gold on paper H: 22. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x676, 181 KB) Summary Description: from Smithsonian Folio from a Koran 11th century Ink, color, and gold on paper H: 22. ...
The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...
Kufic is commonly seen on Seljuk coins and monuments and on early Ottoman coins. Its decorative character led to its use as a decorative element in several public and domestic buildings constructed prior to the Republican period in Turkey. The Seljuk coat of arms was a double headed eagle The Seljuk Turks (also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq; in modern Turkish Selçuklular; in Persian سلجوقيان SaljÅ«qiyÄn; in Arabic سلجوق SaljÅ«q, or السلاجقة al-SalÄjiqa) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that ruled parts of...
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 The current flag of Iraq, with Allahu Akbar written in calligraphic Kufic script. The current Flag of Iraq uses Kufic script to write الله أكبر Allahu Akbar between the three stars of its flag. The Kufic was chosen as a neutral alternative to the old flag's version of the motto, which is widely beleived to be written in the hand of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ...
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Current flag of Iraq with stylized Kufic script. ...
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Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. ...
Surah Al-Baqara written in Kufic form. Image File history File links Kufic. ...
See also: Sura (disambiguation). ...
Sūrata’l-Baqarah (Arabic: ‎ the Cow) is the second, and the longest, chapter of the Quran, with 286 verses. ...
| Kufic script, from an early Qur'an manuscript, 7th century. Image File history File links Kufic_Quran_7th_Cent. ...
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See also The stylized signature of Sultan Abdul Hamid I of the Ottoman Empire was written in an expressive calligraphy. ...
Inscriptions on the Bab Agnaou (click 3x for maximum detail) Bab Agnaou is one of the nineteen gates of Marrakesh. ...
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