For Muslims, the Qur’an is revered as God’s own art. Islam is essentially an aural religion; God’s word came to the Prophet Muhammad as a voice, instructing him to iqra’, “Recite!” In fact, iqra’ is ...

This workshop is at capacity. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Collins at [email protected]. Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is ...

BERKELEY — Given her family history, Salma Arastu may be one of the last people you’d expect to be helping to modernize Islamic calligraphy. Her Hindu parents fled their home in Pakistan, resettling ...

One of the most amazing things about Islamic art is how unstymied that average Muslim artist was by a religious prohibition. Beautiful caligraphy and abstract onyx and jacinth mosaics. But at a ...

The 33rd Doha International Book Fair (DIBF) is adorned with over 65 creative works in the Islamic Calligraphy and Arabic Art Gallery, featuring artists and decorators from Qatar and the Arab world, ...

A joint exhibition displaying works of Islamic calligraphy was organised at the Punjab Arts Council (PAC). More than 80 works of calligraphy were featured as part of the show. The works showcased ...

The Punjab Arts Council (PAC) recently organised national-level Islamic calligraphy competitions in collaboration with Ashraf ul Qalm Calligraphy Foundation. On the occasion, Interim Minister Primary ...

Some non-Muslim communities criticise addition of Khatt calligraphy in Malay language course. Protestant leader wonders why Christians cannot study Arabic Christian calligraphy. For the sixth time, ...

The Punjab Arts Council on Saturday organized national-level Islamic calligraphy competitions in collaboration with Ashraf- Ul-Qalam Calligraphy Foundation. Interim Minister for Primary & Secondary ...

Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is used as a marker of religious and intellectual cultivation, and is used to inscribe the word of God through ...