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THE ART OF ARABIC CALLIGRAPHYSep 4, 2026By Arch. Imad Darouich

WORKSHOP FIVE - THE ART OF ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY - WHEN THE LETTER OUTLIVED THE HAND - A STORY INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF IBN MUQLA

يستند هذا النص إلى حياة الخطاط والوزير العباسي ابن مُقْلة، وإلى إسهامه التاريخي في بناء نظام هندسي متناسب للحرف العربي. This text draws upon the life of the Abbasid calligrapher and vizier Ibn Muqla and his historic contribution to establishing a proportional geometric system for Arabic script.