When a Language Script Becomes Art

[@juanquintana6134]

Thanks for a great video!

[@siyacer]

very interesting

[@villmox]

this reminds me of black- and deathmetal logos. Both have a similar way of using just the shapes of letters to draw.

[@RandomAbdallah]

I pretty never listen to any type of metal, if you got some recommendations for cover arts or logo I'd love to take a look at them

[@villmox]

@@RandomAbdallah Shure. I was thinking of Lorna Shore, Signs of the Swarm, Within destruction, Darkthrone, Black Tongue, Vektor and bell witch. Many try to create symmetry by deforming Letters

[@Alrightmira]

Islamic caligraphy and geometry are so pretty and complex, they inspired many iconic buildings styles and architecture such as the gothic style in Europe. It is such a petty that most Arab/muslim countries are now using the relatively ugly modern architecture that seem to not have any identity or soul in them. I just can’t get over how breathtaking Islamic architecture (and art in general) is. سبحان الخالق الذي علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم❤

[@mrgriboman371]

معماری به اصطلاح اسلامی از امپراتوری بزرگ ایران به سرقت رفته است

[@zain3048]

BIG LOVE FOR YOU

[@RandomAbdallah]

Thanks appreciate it ❤️

[@Waffles23520]

I don't speak arabic but I always thought that its writing system was cool to look at

[@garrettramos8052]

I am learning Arabic, specifically al-fuSHa on recommendation of my friend 'Ali before he'll start to teach me his dialect if Egyptian Arabic. While I still struggle and with reading to some extent and won't pretend to be able to read it, 6:02 I can see words there that I know. I see 'alaa and ilaa as well as Allah, his name is clear even to me. Some of the letter shapes feel a little loose but I can make out waws and more. It's really cool how even though I'm studying Arabic centuries later, large parts of an older text are still readable, even now

[@RandomAbdallah]

Absolutely, the vocab might change quite a bit between times and regions but it is honestly very beautiful to see these old Arabic scripts. I am glad you could read some of the words, I definitely needed quite a bit of help and Arabic is my mother tongue! Good luck on your Arabic learning journey as well

[@Alrightmira]

Great video. Well done brother Abdallah👏

[@RandomAbdallah]

thanks a lot!

[@GOP198]

My opinion we should only make these calligraphic images of important people in islam, like the Prophet ﷺ his wives, his companions, the scholars, the angels, and of course Allah SWT. And making calligraphy of Quranic verses is fine. I don’t really like the modern calligraphy of putting the arabic calligraphy inside animals and stuff like that.

[@RandomAbdallah]

I mean it is haram to depict the prophet in imagery. But using the arabic language to depict other things or make paintings I think is a valid thing to do. Artistic calligraphy exists everywhere from Chinese to Latin, but very few languages have the luxury of being usable in such an artistic context. And I think using them that way is valid to be honest. Look for assassin's creed mirage animal calligraphy meaning to know what they say!

[@enamishalive]

so im half palestinian and im trying to learn arabic; now i thought i was at least fine in reading, i even do my own calligraphy, BUT why r some of these just un readable to me omg like ik its hard for any one sometimes but im STRUGGLIN

[@RandomAbdallah]

Habibi do not worry about the ones being unreadable, I myself couldn't read some of them without the help of the internet and I lived in Arab countries until I was 15. When Arabic is used to make things look beautiful ease of writing and reading take a step back and it is now all about beauty!