Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard

It is safe to claim that the emergence of calligraphy as one of the most important art in the Islamic era had a direct relationship with the outmost importance of Qur’an for Muslims. In this line, there are numerous quotations from the Holy Prophet and the Imams about the crucial importance of beaut...

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Main Author:	Mahdi Sahragard
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Alphabets. Calligraphy. Initials
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16570/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16570/2/PRO_MAHDI%20SAHRAGARD%20M%2015.pdf

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spelling	uitm-165702019-08-09T02:52:41Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16570/ Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard Mahdi Sahragard Alphabets. Calligraphy. Initials It is safe to claim that the emergence of calligraphy as one of the most important art in the Islamic era had a direct relationship with the outmost importance of Qur’an for Muslims. In this line, there are numerous quotations from the Holy Prophet and the Imams about the crucial importance of beautiful transcribing of Qur’an. Therefore, calligraphy quickly spread throughout the world of Islam and developed by artists in different regions. Iranian artists played a significant role in developing of Islamic calligraphy amongst were Ahval-e Moharrar, Ibrāhim sejzi, Ibn-e moqlah-the rule-governor of six scripts- Ibn-e bavvab, and etc. Additionally, a large number of survived manuscripts of Qur’an produced in Iran demonstrate the developing of calligraphy in relation with Qur’an. In this article we reviewed the evolution of the Qur’anic scripts in Iran up to the end of Qajar period (14th / 19th century) and discussed about the importance of Qur’an in developing of Iranian calligraphy. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16570/2/PRO_MAHDI%20SAHRAGARD%20M%2015.pdf Mahdi Sahragard (2015) Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard. In: 1st International Islamic Heritage Conference (ISHEC) 2015, 11-12 November 2015, Hotel Mahkota, Melaka.
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description	It is safe to claim that the emergence of calligraphy as one of the most important art in the Islamic era had a direct relationship with the outmost importance of Qur’an for Muslims. In this line, there are numerous quotations from the Holy Prophet and the Imams about the crucial importance of beautiful transcribing of Qur’an. Therefore, calligraphy quickly spread throughout the world of Islam and developed by artists in different regions. Iranian artists played a significant role in developing of Islamic calligraphy amongst were Ahval-e Moharrar, Ibrāhim sejzi, Ibn-e moqlah-the rule-governor of six scripts- Ibn-e bavvab, and etc. Additionally, a large number of survived manuscripts of Qur’an produced in Iran demonstrate the developing of calligraphy in relation with Qur’an. In this article we reviewed the evolution of the Qur’anic scripts in Iran up to the end of Qajar period (14th / 19th century) and discussed about the importance of Qur’an in developing of Iranian calligraphy.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mahdi Sahragard
author_facet	Mahdi Sahragard
author_sort	Mahdi Sahragard
title	Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard
title_short	Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard
title_full	Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard
title_fullStr	Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard
title_full_unstemmed	Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard
title_sort	qur’an and splendor of islamic calligraphy: development of iranian calligraphy under influence of qur’an transcribing / mahdi sahragard
publishDate	2015
url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16570/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16570/2/PRO_MAHDI%20SAHRAGARD%20M%2015.pdf
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Qur’an and splendor of Islamic calligraphy: development of Iranian calligraphy under influence of Qur’an transcribing / Mahdi Sahragard

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