Şahin Uçar

1.Kufic Script: The Incarnation of the Word

Kufic Script: The Incarnation of the Word How, then, can we “watch and receive,” and truly comprehend the meaning of Kufi calligraphy? First of all, in pre-Islamic Arab societies, writing was a limited skill, primarily practiced within narrow circles. It was used mainly for commercial contracts, epitaphs, and occasionally for recording poetry. With the revelation of the Qur’an, however, writing underwent a […]

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Kufic Script: The Incarnation of the Word How, then, can we “watch and receive,” and truly comprehend the meaning of Kufi calligraphy? First of all, in pre-Islamic Arab societies, writing was a limited skill, primarily practiced within narrow circles. It was used mainly for commercial contracts, epitaphs, and occasionally for recording poetry. With the revelation of the Qur’an, however, writing underwent a

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footnotes for chapter two

1. Old Testament, Genesis 25:12–18 Toledot of Ishmael (genealogy) 2, Ishmael – Wikipedia 3.F. Bacon, Essays, On the Studies. 4. Old Testament, Ecclesiastes II-8 5. Irvin Cemil Schick, Türk Matbuatında  Hüsn-i Hat  Literatürüne Toplu bir Bakış TALİD, 7(14), 6. History of the Arabic alphabet – Wikipedia 7  . www.pathsofjordan.net/ The Nabataean script: a bridge between the Aramaic and the Arabic alphabets 8. https://www.islamic-awareness.org/

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besmele. 1973. 2010

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,Aydın Bolak için yazılan şekli 1973 “My friend Prof. Dr. Yumuşhan Günay mentioned to me once that this kûfî besmele design was closely resembling “Alhambra Architecture”: & then, I have found & checked this photo & believed it to be true.”Bu besmeleyi Aydın Bolak’ın siparişi üzerine, 1973 te yazmıştım. Ancak sonraki bir tarihte besmeleye, Hüve allah, muhammmed, ebubekir, omer, osman

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nokta-i suğra. 1970

nokta-i suğrâ: sufilerin temâşâ nesnesi Şahin Uçar’ın, Süheyl Ünver Hocadan ders aldığı yıllarda, tıp tarihi enstitüsü atölyesinde kendi kompozisyonu olarak yaptığı ilk deseni budur. Sene 1970. Dergah Yayınevinin Türk Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisindeki “nokta-i suğrâ” maddesinde de bu desenin siyah-beyaz bir fotoğrafı vardır. Peyâmi Safâ’nın “Sanat, Edebiyat, Tenkit” kitabının kapak deseni olarak da basılmıştır, 1970

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kufi chapter two

Chapter II     On Historical Origins of Arabic Script and Historical Development of Kufi Calligraphy When I first decided to write about my philosophy of history and my Kufi calligraphy and  Kufic scripture in general, I thought this was a new opportunity to convey all my ideas more clearly within the illuminating light of Kufic script. So, in the

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preface to kufi

kufi calligraphy from the perspective of my philosophy of history By Şahin Uçar / May 10, 2025 Preface  I am going to articulate my ideas about Kufi scripture because I wish to present my Kufi calligraphy compositions collectively; so that they may be preserved and registered in a book format. Being a history professor—my doctoral dissertation was on “Arab Invasions to Anatolia (640-750

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