Anecdote of Islamic calligraphy and the Quran

Bhagyashree Tarke

The special exhibition on the art of Islamic calligraphy, organised by the Salar Jung Museum and Siasat started from 18 August and was inaugurated on Saturday by Consul General of Iran Aqai Hassan Nouriyan. The exhibition is being held on 2nd floor, Nawab Mir Turab Ali Khan Bhavan (western block) from 10 AM to 5 PM under the auspices of the Siasat daily. The exhibition showcased the creative talents of the calligraphers from Hyderabad who are internationally acclaimed. Since the art of calligraphy is slowly going extinct due to the emergence of computers and IT, the Siasat daily had also organised training classes for young talents.

“Hyderabad has very talented calligraphers, who have earned a lot of fame both nationally and internationally, but the general public is unaware of it, and Siasat daily has taken an initiative to make the public aware of their talent” says Zaheeruddin Khan, the Managing Editor of Siasat. He also announced free entry for the public. After the inauguration, there was a score of 150 plus who visited the exhibition.

The exhibition is not only a platform for creative talent. It also enlightens people about the various writing formats which are combined with colourful patterns.

The specimens of art were prepared by noted calligraphers like, Mohammed Nayeem Sabri, Mohammed Abdul Lateef Farooqui, Mohammed Zameeruddin Nizami, Mohammed Naseruddin Viquar, Mohammed Abdul Gaffar, Raziuddin Iqbal, Mohammed Rafi, Mohammed Faheem, Hafiz Abdul Sattar and Hafiz Amirul Islam. Most of these art specimens have been regarded in high esteem at exhibitions that were previously held at Kuwait, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Iran and Turkey.
In the last three years nearly two thousand art pieces were collected. The verses of Quran and pictures of holy Islamic places were depicted in the form of oil paintings, calligraphy, and wood carving; the artists have created masterpieces on embroidery and Kashidakari too.