Dar Al Funun Museums.. The story of crafts, decoration and innovation in Islamic times
The Dar Al Funun Islamic Museums are embodied in Jeddah Arabic calligraphy, which is considered one of the most prominent features of Islamic creativity, invites visitors to the museum to explain to them how calligraphy was transformed from a means of writing into an artistic painting bursting with beauty and spiritual expression.
Qur’anic manuscripts and pieces of art
The museum houses a group of Qur’anic manuscripts and art pieces that show the extent to which Muslims care about the beauty and precision of the letter.
Among the most prominent possessions is a rare piece of cloth measuring about two meters and 60 centimeters in length, A third of the Holy Qur’an – i.e. 10 parts – are written on it in fine dusty script, the details of which can barely be seen except when contemplating, in a scene that reflects the extent of the ingenuity of Muslim craftsmen and their ability to combine faith and art into one fabric of beauty.
The museum displays part of a Qur’an copied by the calligrapher Ismail Al-Zahdi, written on high-quality paper, interspersed with verse breaks inside gilded frames with great skill, which embodies the precision of workmanship and beauty. Taste in Quranic art.
The depth of artistic creativity
The museum includes a unique piece in which a Qur’anic verse was written, each letter of which bears one of the beautiful names of God, in an amazing embodiment of the meaning of monotheism and the depth of artistic creativity that went beyond form to meaning, to show how Muslims were able, through Arabic calligraphy, to transform the word into an immortal work of devotional art.
The Dar Al Funun Islamic Museum highlights that Arabic calligraphy is not just writing, but rather the spirit of Islamic art, and what it left behind. Calligraphers and craftsmen of written monuments are part of an eternal cultural identity that connects the past to the present and inspires future generations.
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