Calligraphy
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Calligraphy is the art of writing, or the art of penmanship. In many Muslim countries, there has been a reluctance to portray the human form, and this frequently extends even to animals. As this has tended to exclude many visual art forms, and as the word itself has manifestly been given an exalted position in and through the Qur'án, the ability to write carefully and beautifully has been given great prominence. It is this attention to the written form which is termed calligraphy in English.
In the Middle East, a number of different styles have been developed.
Calligraphy in Bahá'í History[edit]
The Báb was noted for exquisite penmanship, as was Bahá’u’lláh. During Bahá’u’lláh's time in Kurdistán, His calligraphy by itself led local scholars to recognise the greatness of Bahá’u’lláh.
Notable Bahá'í Calligraphers[edit]
Probably the foremost among Bahá'í calligraphers was Mishkín-Qalam, one of the Apostles of Bahá’u’lláh. He designed some of the most well-known visual renditions of, for example, the Greatest Name. Hand of the Cause Ṭaráẓu’lláh Samandarí was a calligrapher.
