Kufi Calligraphy and Philosophy of History. 123

Contents 1.The Pen, the Preserved Tablet, and Divine Instruction 2.Kufic Calligraphy as the Embodiment of the Sacred Word 3.  Preserved Tablet (Lawh Mahfuz), Qur’an, Origins of Language, and Semantic Debates 4. Semantic Debates about naming 5. Theological and Cosmological Significance of Kufic Script, Letters as Theophanies in Islamic 6. Scripture as Witness: Interpreting Kufi Through a Multidisciplinary Lens 7. On

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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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