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Like all Islamic art, it encompasses a diverse array of works created in a wide variety of contexts. [6] The prevalence of calligraphy in Islamic art is not directly related to its non-figural tradition; rather, it reflects the centrality of the notion of writing and written text in Islam. [7]
English text with unabbreviated Islamic honorifics Example: "The Messenger of God (peace be upon him) shared the word of Allah (glorified and exalted) as revealed to him by the angel Jibril (peace be upon him) with his loyal companion, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (Allah be pleased with him)." English text with abbreviated Islamic honorifics
Calligraphy is a central element of Islamic art, combining aesthetic appeal and religious message. Sometimes it is the dominant form of ornament; at other times it is combined with arabesque. [ 35 ] The importance of the written word in Islam ensured that epigraphic or calligraphic decoration played a prominent role in architecture. [ 36 ]
David Wade [b] states that "Much of the art of Islam, whether in architecture, ceramics, textiles or books, is the art of decoration – which is to say, of transformation." [ 10 ] Wade argues that the aim is to transfigure, turning mosques "into lightness and pattern", while "the decorated pages of a Qur’an can become windows onto the infinite."
Since the first centuries of Islam, Arabic-speaking commentators of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faith used the term Allah as a generic term for the supreme being. [59] Saadia Gaon used the term Allah interchangeably with the term ʾĔlōhīm. [59] Theodore Abu Qurrah translates theos as Allah in his Bible, as in John 1:1 "the Word was with ...
Alhamdulillah (Arabic: ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ, al-Ḥamdu lillāh) is an Arabic phrase meaning "praise be to God", [1] sometimes translated as "thank God" or "thanks be to the Lord". [2] This phrase is called Tahmid (Arabic: تَحْمِيد , lit.
Such text can be found in primary as well as secondary sources of Hadith literature. Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah said: "When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: My mercy prevails over my wrath." [4] Abu Hurayrah reported that Allah's Messenger said:
The Arabic word for God (Allāh) depicted as being written on the rememberer's heart. Dhikr (Arabic: ذِكْر; [a] / ð ɪ k r /; lit. ' remembrance, reminder, [4] mention [5] ') is a form of Islamic worship in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly recited for the purpose of remembering God.