Islamic Calligraphy

By Jalal Gilani

Bismillah Ar Rehman Ar Rahim

In the name of Allah, the infinitely compassionate the uniquely merciful

Oil on Canvas WRITTEN IN “KUFIC SRIPT”

About Kufic Script: Kufic is the oldest calligraphic form of the various Arabic and old Syrian script. At the time of the emergence of Islam this type of script was already in use in various parts of the Arabian Peninsula. First copies of the Qur’an were written in this script.

ALLAH MUHAMMAD ALI OIL ON CANVAS

WORD “ALI” WRITTEN IN BACKGROUND WITH LIGHT YELLOW LAYER.

WRITTEN IN “URDU SCRIPT” WITH CALLIGRAPHIC AND DECORATIVE NASTALIQ ART STYLE.ON CANVAS WITH SLIVER, GOLD, YELLOW AND GREEN ACRYLIC COLOR

About Urdu: ScriptUrdu is an Indo-Aryan language with about 104 million speakers, including those who speak it as a second language. Urdu is a Turkish word mean “foreign” or “horde”. It is the national language of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Lot of Urdu vocabulary comes from Persian and Arabic. It has been written with a version of the Perso-Arabic script since 12th century and is normally written in Nastaliq style.

"ALLAH ALI" OIL ON CANVAS

"Nur' Ala Nur" - Light upon Light