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The origin of the art of Islamic calligraphy is attributed to Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib

From the Blog raheellakhani Ismailimail *"The beauty of writing is the tongue of the hand and the elegance of thought."* *Ali ibn Abi Talib* [image: Blue Qur'an] Bifolium from the "Blue Quran," dated North Africa, 9th-10th century. Sura al-Furqan (The Criterion), 25:55 – 64. Aga Khan Museum From the Greek *kallos* (beauty) and *graphein* (to write), calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing. Although the development of sophisticated calligraphy as an art form is not unique to Islamic cultures, it has been used to a much greater extent and in varied ways, and in all art forms and materials in Islamic civilisations. Sources credit Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad and the first Imam of the Shia, as the developer of the Kufic script. This is the oldest style of Quranipakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full PostComments

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