Tehran's Golestan Palace Museum is displaying a collection of exquisitely decorated Qur'ans that audiences will take to their hearts.
The exhibition, which will run until February 20, 2010, presents 11 Qura'ns — Muslims' holiest book which stands as the definitive word of God — that date to the Iranian Safavid (1502-1722 CE) and Qajar (1794-1925 CE) dynasties.
Most of the copies of the Qura'n are written in the Nasta'liq script, which is the most popular contemporary style among classical Persian calligraphy scripts. Persian calligraphers call it the "Bride of the Calligraphy Scripts."
Nasta'liq has a very clear framework for the graphic shape of the letters and for combinations of the letters and words — the composition of the calligraphy on the whole.
Persian calligraphy is considered one of the highest achievements of Iranian art and culture. Its history dates to pre-Islamic times (about 500-600 BCE) when Iran's Zoroastrians praised exceptional calligraphy as an art form.
Persian calligraphy is also a venerated form of Islamic art. Enthusiasts say it provides a common link between Islam and the various languages of Muslims worldwide.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118459§ionid=351020105.
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