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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     a. 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

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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 my philosophy of history Kufi scripture. because I also 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

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chapter 1. philosophy of history and kufi calligraphy

  chapter 1     Kufi Calligraphy from the Perspective of my Philosophy of History اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذٖي خَلَقَۚ 
,خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍۚ 
اِقْرَأْ  وَ رَبُّكَ الْاَكْرَمُۙ 
 اَلَّذٖي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِۙ 
عَلَّمَ الْاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْؕ 
 Recite: In the name of thy Lord who created
Created man of a blood-clot.
Recite: And thy Lord is the most Generous,
Who taught by

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Bibliography for kufi

Bibliography for kufi Blair, S. (2006). Islamic Calligraphy. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Bloom, Jonathan M. (2015). The Blue Koran revisited. Journal of Islamic Manuscripts 6, 2–3, 196–218.       D.roche, F. (1990–1991). The Qurʾān of Amāğūr. Manuscripts of the Middle East, 5,59–66.   D.roche, F. (1992). The Abbasid Tradition: Qurʾan̄̄ s of the 8th to 10th Centuries A.D. The

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contents

contents Preface “A Life in Letters: From Nokta-i Suğrâ to Kufi Legacy” Personal journey as a calligrapher and historian Origins of your artistic and academic engagement with Kufi   Kufi Calligraphy from the Perspective of my Philosophy of History     Chapter I Philosophical Reflections on Language, Writing, Human Knowledge, History and Historical Significance of the Kufi Calligraphy The Semantics

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TO DO

EKLER: Mana yi kelam  kufİ İle yazilmali kelamin manasindan varlIĞIN anlamina  DIL BAHSINDE MULK ALLAHINDIR NEDEN HER YERDE TARIH FELSEFESİ BAHSI KAMETI DILDAR  MAŞRIKİ KUFI ILE YAZILMALI YAZI RUHUN ELİ? BULUNUP LETTERS BAHSİNE EKLENSİN KUCUK HAT KITABINI ARA tarih felsefesi süzgeci ARABESK , Rumi ve kufi besmeledek’ rumi limene colingwood speculum mentis sanat felsefe din ortacağ totnbe sanat functional sahin

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Annex 1: About the Art of Calligraphy

About the Art of Calligraphy Tohum Dergisi, Istanbul, 1969 The Origin and Character of Writing The art of calligraphy is an abstract art form where the deepest expression of the Arabic alphabet is blended with Turkish genius. As the late master İ.H. Danişmend stated in his Islamic History Chronology, the Arabic alphabet originates from the Phoenician script. The Latin alphabet,

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Annex 2: Hattat Hamid’s curse

“Kul bismillah tecid afvullah”; Şeyh Abdülkadir el-Cilâni (el-Gunye kitabında) fevkalâde bir müsecca nesirle besmeleyi şerhederken buyurdukları gibi, “bismillah de ki afvullahı bulasın!” Biz dahi bismillah diyoruz ki Allah Teâlâ bizi afv ü mağfiret buyursun ve günahlarımızı setr eylesin inşallah. Şöyle arz edeyim ki, bihamdillah, gençlik yıllarımda resmî mekteplerdeki tahsil hayatıma ilâveten birçok değerli üstattan istifade edip feyz almak şerefine erişmiştim.

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