6 Styles of Arabic Calligraphy | Naqsh School of Arts

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6 Styles of Arabic Calligraphy

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1. Arabic calligraphy is the art of beautiful
   writing using the letters of the Quran. Islamic
   calligraphy emerged between the 8th and 10th
   centuries, and later it continued to develop more
   artistically and under different rules.
2. The basis of Islamic calligraphy is the letters
   of the Quran. Since these letters are the word of
   Allah, they are subtle, elegant, and unique. This
   situation has been a source of inspiration and
   enthusiasm for the calligraphers who practice it.
3. Islamic Arabic Calligraphy
4. The calligrapher sits down to write, has complete
   physical and psychological control over the quill
   or pen, and writes his lines with sure strokes.
   It sometimes took years of practice to master
   this art.
5. The works of a master calligrapher were
   everywhere admired, preserved, considered
   precious, and bought at exorbitant prices by
   collectors. Kufi calligraphy, which emerged in
   the 7th century as the writing of the Quran, is
   an angular style of writing and is the oldest
   known type of writing. It is named after the
   Iraqi city of Kufa.
6. The Kufic writing style quickly spread wherever
   Islam spread at this time and became a script
   accepted by everyone.
7. Inscriptions prepared in this way were then
   engraved on stone for buildings, embroidered in
   materials with knitting or embroidery as
   ornaments.

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1. The Kufic style of writing retained its
   characteristic of being the writing of the Quran
   until the 12th century. However, later, with the
   spread of Islam to other countries and regions,
   new influences and directions came into play when
   the languages ??of these regions adopted the
   Quranic script and letters.
2. As long as the Quran was written on parchment,
   the Kufic script remained in place however,
   after the 12th century, when the paper was
   increasingly used, instead of Kufic
   calligraphy as the writing of the Quran, Neshi,
   Muhakkak, and Reyhani, who adhered to the rules
   of Vizier Ibn-i Mukla, began to be used in the
   Quran.
3. In the 13th century, writing styles developed
   with the use of the Talik line in Iran and have
   come down to the present day. Many beautiful
   works have been created using Islamic
   calligraphy.
4. Arabic calligraphy styles
5. Based on Islamic calligraphy, there are letters
   and the way these letters are written. There are
   basically six types of calligraphy Kufi,
   Thuluth, Nesih, Rika, Reyhani, and Tevki. These
   are called Aklam-i Sitte.

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1- Kufi calligraphy

• All letters are angular. It is considered the
  oldest in Islamic calligraphy. It is straight,
  hard, and angular handwriting. It is named after
  the Iraqi city of Kufa.

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2- Calligraphy of Thuluth

• Thuluth literally means one-third. Letters
  written in Thuluth are written two-thirds and
  one-third round from the original letter. This
  calligraphy began to be written by the first
  vizier Ibn-i Mukla. This line has a soft look
  compared to the Reyhani line. In general, the
  thuluth style is common in mosques,
  caravanserais, tombstones, madrasa inscriptions,
  and ornamental plaques. When it comes to Arabic
  calligraphy, Thuluth calligraphy is widely used.

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3- Naskh Calligraphy

• All lNaskh literally means to eliminate.
  It is believed that he received this name because
  he abolished the layout of other scripts,
  especially the Kufic line. This is the small form
  of Thuluth calligraphy. Quran-Karim Mushafs are
  usually written in Naskh.etters are angular. It
  is considered the oldest in Islamic calligraphy.
  It is straight, hard, and angular handwriting. It
  is named after the Iraqi city of Kufa.

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4- Rika Calligraphy

• Rika was mainly used by the Ottoman Turks. Rika
  is a line written in the thuluth style like the
  Tawki line but adheres to its rules. It literally
  means "little page". It is the most widely used
  handwriting format. It can be written in series.
  The prayers at the end of the pages of the Quran
  are used in foundation works and icazetnames.
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5- Reyhani Calligraphy

• The relationship between thuluth and naskh is
  found between Muhakkak and reyhani. The
  horizontal parts of the naskh script are more
  prone and longer, and since they are large, they
  could not stand against the naskh. It was used in
  writing the Quran.

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6- Tawqi Calligraphy

• It's like the thuluth calligraphy rules but
  written in a smaller or even sloppy way. When it
  comes to tawqi calligraphy, the most distinctive
  feature is that letters that don't combine can be
  connected to each other. Letters from caliphs and
  viziers were written in Tawki. Detention
  calligraphy was typically used in foundation work.

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