The Blue Quran’s Kufic script, one of the oldest styles of Arabic calligraphy, further underscores its historical significance. Characterized by angular, geometric shapes, Kufic lacks the dots ...

In addition to the calligraphy, you create your own paper, grind inks and pulverize the gold you use for gold leaf illumination. Why? It evolved out of necessity.

Text Under Gold Leaf of Ancient Book Revealed After 1,000 Years. ... the Blue Qur'an is one of the world's most renowned productions of the religious text and a notable example of Islamic calligraphy.

Researchers at the Zayed National Museum (ZNM) uncovered hidden verses from Surah al-Nisa' beneath a layer of gold decoration on a page of the 1,000-year-old Blue Qur'an. They used multispectral ...

London-based businessman Nasser D Khalili began collecting works of art from the Islamic world in 1970. ... Gold-leafed Korans, gems, carpets and calligraphy in historic Paris show. Issued on: ...

This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition, Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...

Apple offers only one type of Pencil tip, and Gurman calls it a “virtual” pen, so it seems that the Arabic calligraphy support will be implemented through software.

1 1 On Islamic New Year, Saudi Arabia unveils new gold-embroidered Kiswa for Kaaba Saudi Arabia 2 2 In first appearance since ceasefire, Khamenei says Iran would strike back if attacked Middle East ...

ASUS releases the second one in the Dhahab series, the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 Dhahab CORE OC, a follow-up to the previously released RTX 5090 Dhahab OC in their Arabic gold-themed product line.

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 11: An award-winning Franco-Tunisian artist eL Seed poses for photo during his 3D gold-plated calligraphy exhibition, at the Art District Gallery at Le Royal Monceau Hotel in ...