Browse through selected images taken from Muslim Heritage articles related to Literature...
Arabic letters transformed into a high art culture, traditional calligraphy
Arabic ‘Zoomorphic’ Calligraphy. The word ‘Cat’ in Arabic is قَطّ qaṭṭ ~ قِطّ qiṭṭ.
Quran manuscript possibly from Fatimid royal library
al-Azhar library
Sher Mandal, which housed Humayun’s library, and was one of the first observatories of Delhi.
Punjab Public Library, Lahore, Pakistan
The ancient city of Chinguetti, in the west-African nation of Mauritania, is home to around 6,000 ancient manuscripts
“The Qur’an is the most important and authentic example of Arabic literature and definitely the most influential.” (Wiki) Safavid manuscript splendor at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (Inv. No. 379)
“Ziryab (789-857) a singer, oud player, composer, poet, and teacher who lived and worked in Iraq, Northern Africa, and Andalusia of the medieval Islamic period”
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