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Calligraphy as Devotion: Reading Islamic Art Beyond Aesthetics
Dr. Omar Siddiqui
Islamic calligraphy is often displayed as decoration. Understanding it as devotional practice changes how we read it.
The discipline of a calligrapher's line was historically inseparable from spiritual practice. This essay traces that connection from early Kufic scripts through to contemporary calligraphic art.
