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Friday, October 2, 2009

Brief Info on Arabic Calligraphy

Arabic calligraphy is an authentic Islamic and Arabic art. It is intelligible, the significant component of the Arabic inheritance because it is the spring wherein all Arab tradition, over subsequent generation, are mingling to develop such everlasting cultural heritage. At the beginning Arabic letters had no dots, but during the Abbasside era dots and punctuations marks were developed. Calligraphy materials take the form of boards, stones, pottery and leather but towards the end of Omiade State 133H and early in the Abbasside State dramatic change was made in calligraphy stuff when Arab found the technique of making papers in Samarkand, Central Asia. AlFostat the first Islamic and Egyptian city was famous as one calligraphy progressing center. Ibn Tollon mosque harbors distinctive models of tremendous masterpieces.