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Following the surprising popularity of my RT of the unique #Maghribi style script of Qandūsī this weekend from @taourati1, a quick roundup of different Maghribi styles seems in order! (read to the end for more examples of Qundūsī who started this all off!) Arabic calligraphy in Maghribi Qundūsi style, manuscript co9-10th century Manuscript showing Arabic calligraphy in Magh
1/ When you think Maghribi script, a recent example to come to mind is Tunisian President @TnPresidency #Kais_Said‘s letter (HT @MariemRMasmoudi )
This is part of a tradition that goes back over a millennium & is often not recognised as a family of styles
2/ There are many types of Maghribi-style scripts, mostly derived from early Kufic styles. This treatise from 1256H describes the history, as well as techniques for writing (usually with a pointed reed - قلم مدبب):
نظم لآلئ السمط في حسن تقويم بديع الخط
archive.org/details/ylside…
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A thread on #IbnArabi in #SouthAsia people consider the main conduit to be the #Chishti Sufis and their ethical principle of #sulh_e_kull which is assumed to be an expression of #wahdatalwujud 1/
first link is the famous poet Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (d. 1289 in Damascus), a disciple and son in law of #BahauddinZakariyya in #Multan later moved to study with Qunawi and was present at Rumi’s funeral in Konya - later commentators on the #Lamaat linked his verses with #IbnArabi 2/ Image
Persian verse was a major conduit for the dissemination of the metaphysics and hermeneutics of #IbnArabi and for the later tradition two key works were prominent 3/
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