Naskh (script)
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written in Naskh script Naskh is a small, round script of Islamic calligraphy. Naskh is one of the first scripts of Islamic calligraphy to develop, commonly used in writing administrative documents and for transcribing books, including the Qur’an, because of its easy legibility. In his 1617 Grammatica Arabica, Thomas van Erpe defined naskhī characters as the "noblest and true writing style".
written in Naskh script]] Naskh is a small, round script of Islamic calligraphy. Naskh is one of the first scripts of Islamic calligraphy to develop, commonly used in writing administrative documents and for transcribing books, including the Qur’an, because of its easy legibility. In his 1617 Grammatica Arabica, Thomas van Erpe defined naskhī characters as the "noblest and true writing style". Arial ( W / M ) (Arabic Transparent, ( W ) Times New Roman, ( W / M ) Arial Arabic) Simplified Arabic ( W ) Scheherazade New ( G ) Courier New ( W / M ) (monospace) Cascadia Mono ( G ) (monospace) Noto Naskh Arabic ( G ) SF Arabic ( M ) Layla Basic Arabic With some glyphs shared partly with ruqaa style: Damascus ( M ) KacstOne ( L ) Arabic Typesetting ( W ) Al Bayan ( M ) DecoType Naskh ( M ) Baghdad ( M ) Geeza Pro ( M ) Nadeem ( M ) Yakout Sakkal Majalla ( W ) Traditional Arabic ( W ) Amiri ( G ) Amiri is inspired by the Bulaq Press-inspired Amiri typeface or Monotype Imaging's Bustani font. File:Al Fatihah - naskh script.jpg|14th- or 15th-century Quran with body text in naskh File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art pot 0491.1 CROP.jpg|Stonepaste dish from 13th-century Iran with a poem in naskh around the rim. File:Basmala.svg|Basmala in naskh. File:Prayer in Naskh, 1252 AH, Vesal-i Shirazi, National Library of Iran.jpeg|Prayer in naskh, 1252 AH, Vesal-i Shirazi, National Library of Iran. File:15th-century Timurid Quran.jpg|The Timurid Quran manuscript, , written in naskh. ==Notes== ==References== ==External links==
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