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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

KAMPUS INDUK , SHAH ALAM

FND 402 : ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY

THE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION IN ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY

ALIFF FIQRY BIN AZMAN ( 2010751835 )

µAMMAR AINULYAQIN BIN MOHAMED ( 2010325731 )

ROS DIYANA BINTI AHMAD KHAIRI ( 2010914119 )

NURLINA AMALINA BINTI ALONG KALONG ( 2010328403 )

INTAN SHAFINAZ BINTI MOHD YUSOF ( 2010502637 )

NUR NABIHAH BINTI MOHAMAD NIZAR ( 2010953065 )

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Art is soul and soul is art. Soul that not artistic and art that not alive is art dead

and soul dead. Expression that more ironic on understand this Islamic arts show that

how fine artistic worth that shone at every calligraphy letter. Ideal arts in Islam shone at

Ummul Kitab (al-Quran) that fielded as guide for all humanity. Complete copy life

guidance Muslims is art that could not be avoided by any arts because kindness height

of value, moral suggestion also human code of life. Dr Venetia Porters, Kurator Muzium

British who is also a Islamic arts researcher state, writing is one or the central element

to relay something meaning as picture various incidents which occurred.

Islamic art is part of Islamic culture and the difference between art

Muslims and non Muslims are in terms of intent or purpose and moral values

contained in the artworks of Islam. Achievements made by the Islamic art is also

is the contribution of Islamic civilization in which the aim of Islamic art is

because of Allah swt. Although the art is one of the elements that contributed, but

God forbid the creation of art that exceed the limits. Firman Allah SWT state that

"Sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka kepada orang yang melampaui batas."

Besides , calligraphy is a knowledge that introduces the forms of single letters,

and the ways of developing it to be a structured writing. Art of calligraphy is a

handwriting with the values and artistic refinement. It is high value because it is easily

modified by the writing , even writing seem to have a rhythm. It also relied on the

relevant subjects with religious and used to write verses and words of intellectuals. Art
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Calligraphy also expanded with the development of art carving and sometimes both the

arts can not be separated from each other. The difference between of the other letters

are in terms of beauty, pledged on matters relating to religion and used to write verses

sacred.Calligraphy is a beautiful lines, referring to the writings of the Al- Quran and the

Arabic script. It shaped become lengthways, shorten, circular, longitudinal, stretch,

righting, square, inclined and so on ( Norain ,2010 ). Calligraphy is the earliest and

oldest treasure art which is still owned by Muslims until today. The beauty of calligraphy

is not in writing only, but it can be enjoyed from a variety of colorful decorations.

Why calligraphy is very important? It has to do with increasing the level of

civilization itself. It is because the result of the activities developed and civilized

society.Besides , one purpose of the Prophet Muhammad's recommendations for

Muslims to read and wrote verses of the Quran with care. And in this way is thought to

facilitate them to learn and memorize.Lastly , Rasullullah s.a.w encourage the writing of

calligraphy. Sabda Rasullullah state that ³Hendaklah kamu mengindahkan seni khat

keran ianya merupakan kunci rezeki"

As a conclusion , calligraphy is a symbol of progress of Islamic civilization in the

world and art as it is the beauty of the writing that broke the finger tenderness and

subtlety of thought and taste of the author. The beauty of calligraphy can be seen

everywhere. It is not only recorded on paper but also on fabric, wood, leather, metal,

ceramics, glass, stone materials, embroidery, painting and so on. The beauty of

calligraphy until this day has never faded. Almost world-wide now Islam use it to various

purposes.
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Calligraphy is one of the more memorable works of art at this time. Therefore, as a

student we can state rank highly this artwork so that it will not be forgotten. Among the

purpose of studying the art of calligraphy is :

÷ To renew old stuff to new

÷ Restore the glory of Islamic civilization art.

÷ Uphold the divine revelation.

÷ Helps increase the spread of Islam through the revelation of God to calligraphy.

÷ Maintain and record the knowledge of Islam and ancient heritage treasures of the

muslims worldwide reference.

÷ Students can get to know and identify calligraphy types

÷ Students can write wisely by using Nasakh calligraphy

÷ Students can understand and control jawi writing nicely

÷ Students can understand and read up spelling jawi writing nicely Uphold the

divine revelation.

÷ To increase comprehension calligraphy at all over higher learning institution with

make it as a subject or co-curriculum which moves active and systematic

÷ Make Malaysia as a country which many produce calligraphy writers those

authorized through seminars and activity at the workshop in generating works

that high quality.

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The art of Islamic calligraphy or known as art of calligraphy is one of the old

property in the world that still exist own by Islam. The development started when Islam

distributed towards all over the world manifest Islamic calligraphy with the change

without lose the character and the value of the Islamic. Refer to the Lembaga Zakat

Selangor (MAIS) at this year bring to the purpose the art of calligraphy with ZAKAT as

³Wadah´ for carry the name to the high place of Islamic calligraphy and after that writing

of Al- quran as one of the Islamic Art which excellent. (Lembaga Zakat, 2011).

The function of Islamic calligraphy is lead to the beauty of Islam. Besides that, the

Quran which is decorated with Islamic calligraphy writing or Arabic calligraphy reflects

the beauty of Islamic religion itself. The patterns of the letter that connect with each

other express the beauty of Arabic calligraphy. Arabic calligraphy also possesses high

esthetical value when it is decorate with the various calligraphic patterns such as

Dewan, Kufi, Naskh, Rikaah, Thulus and others. Islamic calligraphy also influences the

toward peace, happiness, prosperity, and at the same time urges mankind toward the

Divine truth. (Muhammad Haji Bakhir Hj. Abdullah, 2006)

÷ Types of Islamic calligraphy:

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÷ Add interest to learn calligraphy.

÷ Existence of new techniques to enrich calligraphy

÷ Venture into calligraphy give us more closer to the gods.

÷ Explore the uniqueness and beauty of calligraphy.

÷ Venture into the field of calligraphy is no exception to increase the state of

knowledge about the history of what is the origin of calligraphy.

÷ Have open more job opportunities than the public sector, and private firms such

as writing to open da al-quran book, or manuscript.

÷ The presence of a computer software to illustrate the manufacture of letters has

increased interest, especially among students and designers.

÷ The nature of her beautiful character.

÷ It gives peace of mind when studying.

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Islamic Calligraphy is beautiful. Calligraphy is one of the alphabets for

communication. Islamic Calligraphy has the own beauty and arts. The unique of writing
is one of the real beauty of the Islamic Calligraphy. Why do we should learn about
Islamic calligraphy? Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty, according to one saying of
the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Islamic Calligraphy always has the unique way of
expression in every word. Islamic Calligraphy really different to other calligraphy. The
way of reading and writing are totally different to others calligraphy. Islamic Calligraphy
also can be categorized as art. It can form a decorative style and its unique type of
words.

The sacred nature of the Quran as word of Allah, and proof of Tawhid, gave the
initial impetus to the great creative outburst of art and calligraphy which begin in the
Seventh Century C.E. Islamic art express expressions in colour, in line, in movement,
shape and sound. The aesthetic expression of Tawhid are abstraction, modular
structure, successive combination, repetition, dynamism and intricacy, all expressed in
the geometry of the spirit. From the simplest writing of the early Quran, when Islam and
Muslims traveled in every direction to different lands in time and space, and developed
many different Arabic scripts, the Kufi (angular), the Naskhi (rounded), Andalusi,
Maghribi, Taliq, Diwani and even Sini (in China), all expressing the beauty of the words
of Allah in their own way.

Designer always use Islamic calligraphy in their design. Our group has been
tasked to design some typeface design by applying the uses of Islamic Calligraphy. We
has designed such Islamic calligraphy typeface. Our design is unique and simple. Every
person in our group created one Islamic calligraphy typeface design. Each of our design
is simple and easy to read and write. Each of our design is also complex. What we can
conclude is our design are great, easy to be read, and mostly each of our design is has
its own creativity.
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Arabic, it is the language of Muhammad, its prophet, the language in Islam's

sacred scripture, the Holy Quran that was discovered to him by Allah SWT, the

language of Muslims' devotion; and the language which binds Muslims of all times and

places together in a single solid brotherhood. Arabic is the general language of Islam.

Around 1400 years ago, the Prophet of Islam said, "God is Beautiful and Loves Beauty".

He also said, "God likes that when you do anything, you do it excellently." the

movement for Muslims' adornment and beautification of their places of worship, homes,

and even of articles in everyday use in daily life is provided by such hadith.

In Islamic principle of art such as drawing, an actual representation of nature

such as animal or tree, are forbidden as to protect the purity of Islam. Therefore, only

parts of the living things such as horns can be the motif of the drawing. In Islamic

calligraphy field, artist creatively draw their calligraphy using a shape of nature to show

their love to Islam.

The art of calligraphy was developed among them from early times to a very high

degree because of Muslims' deep value and love for the Quran. Throughout the Muslim

world, Quran verses decorate mosques, palaces and homes, businesses, and, in some

places, public areas especially the Muslim¶s. Often the calligraphy is done in conjunction

with decorative motifs, lovingly embellishing what is most sacred and precious. It gives

new ideas and development of Islamic calligraphy to new artist till today.

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