"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.
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:
مَ**ا كُلُّ مَ*ا يَ*تَمَنَّى المَرْءُ يُدْرِكُهُ
تَجْرِي الرِّيَاحُ**** بِمَا ******لَا تَشْتَهِي السُّفُنُ
unknown (please see Edit 2):
تَجْرِي الرِّيَاحُ****** كَ**م****َا**** ت**********َشْتَهِي سَف*ِينَتْنَا* • 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** النَّفْسَ** بِالْ**آمَالِ أَرْقُبُهَا
مَا**** أَضْيَق*َ الْع*َيْشَ لَوْلَ**ا 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.
I’m a native Arabic speaker not learning and I love handwriting. I’m just sharing with you part of one of my favorite poems for Mahmoud Darwish in my handwriting : )!