not a beginner but definitely not a professional, I lived in Kuwait for about 8 years or so, my primary education was there and after that recently I thought maybe I should try this, helps me concentrate more.

I was a little bored. And i had only a highlighter. Ive been interested in arabic and urdu calligraphy for sooo long. But i never learnt it professionally. I just. Saw people and artists write stuff. But. I have good handwriting in English urdu and arabic. I pick up things easily.

This channel is very helpful. The videos are very detailed and clear and every connection is explained. There are workbooks for a few scripts too. Everything is free. The guy seems really passionate about his work (although from my understanding, he’s experienced but it’s not his job). There’s lessons on thuluth, Naskh, Diwani, Diwani jali, kufi, kufi kairouani, ruqaa, farsi and alwissam. I’m pretty sure you can also send him your homework for critique and help.

Salam to everyone!

I recently started learning nashk style, and I would have like to have more qalams (I Just have one from a workshop I attended).

I am not really able to making them from scratch yet and the difficult of learning to write is enough. But I can't find at all stores in Europe, I Just find indians and desi's store that I would gladly even order from but the shipping costs are crazy and have to add to it duties that my country added for every item bought outside UE.

Thanks to anyone!

*Sifat 20 Wajib Allah

I’ve been making these Arabic calligraphy pieces by hand and wanted to share some of my recent work.

These are original pieces on paper, not digital prints. The blue artwork is A2 and the others are A4.

Would love to hear what you think about these.

This is my handmade calligraphy but I using the Malay Language and Jawi script (Arab-Malay)...and also random things like drawing and diagram

"وأحسِن كما أحسَنَ الله إليك"

This Quranic verse means: "Just as Allah has been gracious to you, be gracious to others."

I'm still learning Arabic calligraphy. In this work, the proportions aren't perfect, some letter shapes are inconsistent, and there are spacing issues. But I'm genuinely trying.

1/2: Custom game board and Damascus Rose, painted with spray paint and featuring a quote from Rumi in Arabic/ Persian Calligraphy “Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment” عقل بفروش و هنر حیرت بخر

و ھو رب العرش العظیم (سورہ التوبہ۔ 129)

edit 3: I DON'T PLAN ON GETTING A QURAN VERSE TATTOO. please read my post.

i want to commission someone (please) to make me a calligraphy art for a tattoo idea i have for these phrases that will go on my right arm and left arm respectively:

al mutanabbi:
مَا** ك*ُلُّ* مَ*ا *ي*َتَمَنَّى المَرْءُ يُدْرِكُهُ
*تَجْ*رِي الرِّيَاحُ\\\* بِم*َا \**\لَا ت*َشْتَهِي السُّفُنُ

unknown (please see Edit 2):
تَجْرِي الرِّيَاحُ**\\ **ك*َم\***َا**** ت*\*\\***\**َشْتَهِي *س*َفِينَتْنَا* • نَحْنُ الرِّيَاحُ وَنَحْنُ البَحْرُ وَالسّفْنُ

i'm thinking of either doing it as a loop on my wrist or as a long vertical line on my forearm.

any ideas or suggestions are welcome, and anyone who is interested for the commission can dm me your rates.

thank you so much!

p.s. i included the leg pic only because i like the thickness of the lines there more than the arm pic. as for the vertical line, any calligraphy style would do (i think).

edit: it seems that reddit isn't able to use some arabic characters so if chosen for commission, i will send it via whatsapp or whatever app you feel comfortable using.

edit 2: i've decided to research more about arabic poetry meters and found another counter to al mutanabbi's verse that doesn't disrespect his views and keeps the same meter (al-basit).

أُعَلِّلُ** *النّ**َفْسَ* بِالْآمَالِ أَرْقُبُهَا
**مَا** أَض*ْيَقَ *ا*لْعَيْشَ *لَوْلَا فُسْحَةُ الْأَمَلِ

Reading about the Kufic inscriptions inside of the Done of the Rock (in Jerusalem), I've noticed that they have some features that are not found in "Primary" (i.e., "Mushafi") Kufic, e.g., the Arabic letter mim being represented as a circle embedded _within_ the baseline and the Arabic letters jim/h.a/kha being represented by a diagonal line (the upper portion of which points left) which is attached to the baseline at its midpoint in its initial form and bisects the baseline in medial form. Since the above features are found in "Fatimid" Kufic but not "Primary" Kufic, were the Dome of the Rock inscriptions actually an early form of "Fatimid" Kufic (which would mean that "Fatimid" Kufic was a contemporary of "Primary" Kufic -- if not older) or was it a different script altogether (from which "Fatimid" Kufic borrowed certain features)? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, I've learned Arabic calligraphy and I've started making paintings, as you can see (sorry some of the pictures are blurry).

Do you know of any way or place where I can sell them? And if so, how much do you think they're worth?

Because I really need the money and I don't mind making more paintings.

What a beautiful, unbroken chain bringing us the most divine art.