Thread by @shahowais__

1) Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, based upon the alphabet in the lands sharing a common Islamic cultural heritage. It includes Arabic, Persian, Ottoman, Afghan, Pakistan and Indian calligraphy...1/3
#Islam #History #art #Quran

2) Islamic calligraphy developed from two major styles: Kufic and Naskh. There are several variations of each, as well as regionally specific styles, for centuries, the art of writing has fulfilled a central iconographic function in Islamic art...2/3
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3) Although the academic tradition of Islamic calligraphy began in Baghdad, the center of the Islamic empire during much of its early history, it eventually spread as far as India and Spain. Coins were another support for calligraphy...3/3
#Islam #History #art #Quran