{"id":17,"date":"2025-01-21T03:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:11:03","slug":"islamic-calligraphy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/islamic-calligraphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Calligraphy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Islamic Calligraphy<\/h2>

My calligraphy practice is grounded in reverence for the written form. I work with classical scripts including Thulth, Naskh, and Riq?ah, using traditional materials such as handmade wasli paper, natural pigments, neem-rang technique, and gold leaf.<\/p>

Commission Calligraphy<\/a><\/p><\/div>

Calligraphy as Spiritual Practice<\/h2>

For me, calligraphy is visual dhikr. Each stroke becomes an act of patience and remembrance, asking the hand, eye, and heart to move together. The work is designed to feel peaceful, balanced, and alive in the space where it is placed.<\/p>

Devotion<\/h3>

Sacred text, proportion, and rhythm guide the composition.<\/p><\/div>

Precision<\/h3>

Every curve, pause, and balance point is considered.<\/p><\/div>

Emotion<\/h3>

The finished piece is meant to hold stillness and meaning.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Selected Works<\/h2>
\"Thulth<\/figure>
\"Naskh<\/figure>
\"Riq?ah<\/figure>
\"Gold<\/figure>
\"Contemporary<\/figure>
\"Traditional<\/figure>
\"Spiritual<\/figure>
\"Islamic<\/figure><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Islamic calligraphy artworks in Thulth, Naskh, and Riq?ah by Lahore artist Symah Nabeel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"slim_seo":{"title":"Islamic Calligraphy - Symah Nabeel","description":"Islamic calligraphy artworks in Thulth, Naskh, and Riq?ah by Lahore artist Symah Nabeel."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":157,"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/symah.nabeeltirmazi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}