The art of Arabic calligraphy

Taha Al-Hiti, a professional calligrapher, explains how letters were originally based on the shape of the human body.
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[@tt7354]

I love Islam and Arabic language I'm new Muslim and so happy

[@randieee6972]

TT t 👏🏻👏🏻

[@blakroh8413]

welcome to Islam 😊🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@baraahhaimed2629]

Allahuakbar SUBHANALLAH welcome to Islam

[@NAKK786]

Wow

[@sitizenkanemusic]

I'm a big fan of Arabic/Islamic art. The geometric designs and caligraphy is so beautiful.

[@normalhuman6962]

Ikr

[@ayaan.the.cxlligrxpher__]

Then I invite you to learn Arabic Calligraphy!!! Pls support!!!

[@Nicken0o0]

Me too! It's so precise and very detailed.. it has tons of different types of calligraphy compare to other languages too. It just too beautiful

[@whitedress8747]

Became a muslim 5 years after returning from Iraq. I. Love Islam for its beauty!

[@salimalmahry]

Wow Mashallah. I assume deployment. You were sent to destroy innocent people only to be back with a new life.

[@oriangalore]

Based

[@sugawp559]

"The more experienced you are, the more diplomatic you are with letters." The man is a true master. Arabic calligraphy is incredibly difficult, yet he does it was such peace and grace.

[@peterbeater012]

Can you fix my roof pls?

[@makisroumpas5512]

I love the Arabic language and culture. From Greece.

[@alwssofy7748]

i love mossaqa 😋

[@Coteoki]

Arabic calligraphy is one of the reasons I want to learn arabic!

[@MiddleeasternSarah]

Our language is art! :)

[@moroccanalmoravid1510]

Middle eastern Sarah our prayers are art, also our architecture, our traditional clothes, our Style of life is pure art... the life as muslim. Salamualaikum sister (and salamualaikum is art... because peace is into the art..)

[@hayatbaba1079]

Mr One nź

[@dz-oz9rh]

👍❤❤

[@user-fh8ie8im2p]

Mr One very beautiful words

[@oriangalore]

هذا من فضل الله علينا، له الحمد وحده سبحانه في الاولي و الاخرة. تبارك الله أحسن الخالقين.

[@777wahab]

Arabic language is beautiful ART

[@eurasianprincetheartist2124]

Really!

[@Rolando_Cueva]

ههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه

[@tornado1789]

It's so ELEGANT

[@Chibi1ni2ri3na1ynot]

tornado 1 It really I a fine art, I bet it takes so much patience and such a steady hand to perfect it. 😲

[@alisalloum9893]

Blind Babbler Not when you get used on it Besides not many can write the beautiful way he does😅😅😅😅

[@edim108]

Arabic writing is the most elegant in the world. It looks surreal, like something out of a fantasy novel, but is very much real and used by hundreds of millions of people.

[@ABH2]

Arabic is the most beautiful language on earth

[@aflamrecab1]

and its grammar is one of the worst on earth

[@Voltage.Bone.R]

Windows Sucks 😂

[@zanehknee9683]

Windows Sucks not that it's the worst it's just so hard, even the grammar is beautiful but it's very hard even for arabic speakers, I've been trying to learn it for years but couldn't

[@-bazoona3654]

@@aflamrecab1 who are you? Why are you wise in the way of understanding us?

[@mbreeze2203]

@@aflamrecab1 I mean... even us arabs struggle with the grammer.

[@yume7119]

The way he explained this art made me love it more

[@ahmed38247]

Happens alot to me, especially with Japanese arts

[@twilightdefreitas7301]

I'm a big fan of Arabic

[@igrewold]

Haven't ya become a مكيف yet ?

[@igrewold]

@oliver dreyer it is a play on the words both Arabic and English fan other meaning is the cooling device with fins. مكيف in Arabic is short for Air=هواء Conditioner (A/C), the other meaning is something like becoming happy/cool/content; the state of mind when things go as you wish(ed).

[@myme8208]

I remember a little practice in Arabic class as a kid we had to draw words and I still can't forget it I found it so fun. Arabic even to us Arabs is very fascinating and complicated. I loved learning the weights of poem and reading the poems of Arabs in the class. Trully our language in itself is art. And that is a bother blessing from God.

[@konapuni1796]

Gotta admit arabic language is the king of calligraphy. Once saw someone wrote an arabic calligraphy in front of me and i just fell in love.

[@omarfarique6304]

Allah (SWT) preserved the Glorious Quran

[@wholebynoora1126]

Beautiful how he explained about letters and words

[@betulyakarol4194]

Arabic certainly has an allure, which is very sophisticated. It's a writing system developed from writing with sticks in sand, which is why when you look at it, you can't help but to be reminded of Arabia. God bless you.

[@Honey0333]

Amazing .. beautiful language

[@NAAZARCH]

mashallah this is so beautiful....

[@lailamikhail1475]

﷽ That's bism Allah alrahman alrahim in arabic

[@kokonuts9701]

How you did it

[@Zaid-vs2zz]

@@kokonuts9701 you have to use the additional keys on an arabic keyboard or download arabic as a writing language on your phone then go to the third page and thereyou will find even more than only this, likeﷺ.

[@kokonuts9701]

@@Zaid-vs2zz ﷺ😶

[@PlayaHobo]

بسم الله الر حمن الر حيم

[@PlayaHobo]

من اين انت؟

[@smozahrani]

when I was a kid, my teacher used to describe my handwriting as chicken footsteps now I am a teacher but still my handwriting sucks.

[@Yemundo]

Cakar ayam

[@baraahhaimed2629]

OMG MY TEACHER USED TO TELL MY BROTHER THAT HIS HANDWRITING IS LIKS CHICKEN FOOTSTEPS IN ARABID IT'S LIKE خرابيس الدجاج hahahahaha btw I am from Yemen and lived in America since I was 7 and I still remember arabic i can write arabic and speak it too

[@baraahhaimed2629]

I meant arabic

[@talhatariqyuluqatdis]

XD

[@MohOEM]

Me too 😂😂

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Allahu Akbar 😍

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TheWeekndXOTWOD&MJTheKingOfPop kabummmm powww

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[@evapektas3832]

How beautiful you explained it...Thank you, may you be blessed

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I am learning modern English calligraphy to Gothic calligraphy so now i am interested in korean and arabic calligraphy

[@ahmed38247]

And apparently kpop too 😅🙏

[@ahmed38247]

هل انت عربي?

[@karimafoustok4703]

I loved your outlook and your simplicity in explaining Calligraphy.

[@smartboy_bilal2652]

ما شاء الله ............... ما شاء الله

[@CoronaTheVirus]

Excellent video, thanks

[@jaylenesantini]

very beautiful!

[@jackrajaa1322]

Mandira araivaigal kathaigal %

[@chahrazadmiko9958]

Beautiful mashallah

[@mohammedyusuf6573]

Masha Allah :)

[@imfilms8199]

Thank you for the explanation. Very beautiful caligraphy. Subhan Allah.

[@terifiqtariq3956]

Very beautiful n inspiring!!! Maashallah!!!

[@Blinkaria]

beautiful!

[@Elkelbash]

ماشاءالله, شيء جميل 💚💚 لغتنا رائعة و ديننا عظيم بسبب إلهنا ذو الجلال و الإكرام 🌹🌹

[@yesicandraw7104]

I love calligraphy art work, amazing sir 👍😍

[@calliteacher]

I m also a calligrapher..but ur work is so beautiful...I love this

[@alhanouf8057]

لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا

[@lakarra3hyababa51]

ملاذ محمد واعف عنا واغفر لنا وارحمنا 🙏

[@Majeed.]

خراط

[@Ro-np1ed]

MashAllah :)

[@yousufk5194]

just beautifull

[@artwithfateh]

MashaAllah ♥️ This is beautiful

[@3h3d35]

The way he explained it was beautiful

[@aymalamda3512]

A challenging art to master.

[@xuserakx]

I wish I can do that and it looks so beautiful than any other language. 😍❤️

[@smpashacalligraphy8357]

MashaAllah outstanding work beautiful Calligraphy 👌❤️

[@saimasyed7317]

You sound exactly like as you write. Peaceful , serene and forgiving

[@NeonAtary777]

wow must be really patient to do that ! i am arab and my handwriting is the worse so i appreciate what you do !

[@habiballah2199]

Beautiful explanation. You can tell he loves his work. Sallam fm usa

[@MTHREVITTUTORIALS]

Here are some of the Arabic Calligraphy pages on Instagram. @hattat_mahmud @hattat_ibrahim_halil_islam @cevdettufekci.hattat @4rabic

[@abejasim]

amazing hand writing

[@adeelafaiz8228]

Mesmerizing

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beautiful..art

[@arabiccalligraphy2808]

Amazing ❤❤❤

[@footballworld2023]

Amazing 😍

[@kalabhussain]

Ur explanation z equally artistic...... Xclnt 👏

[@AchmadArtCalligraphy]

Subhanallah..... beautiful wrtitten

[@callimoud]

what a magnificent representation of this amazing art❤️

[@th9827]

He is Iraqi that's obvious his Name is Taha Al-Hiti and Hit is a city in Al-Anbar district in the west of Iraq💁‍♂️🇮🇶 Love his calligraphy🖤

[@jamesliston5693]

It always was mystery to me and fascination

[@dannycardona211]

Arabic writing is so beautiful

[@ArafatArtAcademy21]

Nice work ❤❤

[@marseltolosunov9719]

He is writing very beautiful

[@churasiproductions]

Brilliant man wow. Mashallah Subhanallah! ❤

[@somanoma6465]

His approach is very technical that's why he emphasizes laboring But there is a more flowed method that's more artistic and easier to practice by amateurs

[@Ahlu-AlSunnah]

Very nice Arabic ❤️

[@AbdulKarim-wv9cb]

the best kind of calligraphy

[@TheBajwa1]

Hi there, I like the way you describe the art . I need your help as well. I see the ink you using is different. Would you please advice me how to make it or where to get it. Thanks

[@rachidbensaid4665]

تحياتي لك من تطوان المغرب

[@mmalhijazi7940]

Mashallah very nice

[@Islamic-AZ]

Subhaanallah Mashallah

[@mdabsar6766]

Great indeed

[@poriborton8182]

inspirative art work without sin. অনুপ্রেরণামূলক

[@LackLionb]

i love the relation of it with the human body!

[@re123456arebest]

I really wish I could buy some arabic calligraphy supplies, but they're so expensive!

[@PlanetYokoshima]

Hey man, PLEASE would you tell me what are your tools? I'm in Australia and know nothing of art tools much

[@firdossiddiqui5631]

Arabic calligraphy mainly uses ' qalam' which is a wooden pen made of bamboo and other wood material. The ideal qalam for Arabic calligraphy would be bamboo qalam, as the calligrapher is using in this video, there are many more qalam too , such as celi or Turkish, bali, handam qalam . You also need an inkwell ( glass jar 20ml ) and likka( silk thread) to preserve the ink. Paper used by calligrapher are called ' ahar' paper they're handmade and can be maintained upto 100 years. All of this tools are available online . I hope this helps you.

[@sknansp2193]

Amazing

[@meesumraza7953]

my favourite.

[@colourchat6606]

Super Fantastic

[@azharuddinsheikh9718]

Very Beautiful... I also like to do arabic calligraphy... Please guide me which kind of the ink is to be used for bamboo qalam.

[@abbaskhamiss7375]

عاشت ايديك

[@MrGhostDLM]

Arabic calligraphy is ........ oohhh my dear

[@JinTaoJun]

hmmm, what kind of ink does he use? and where can I get an ink container like his one?

[@irabanalim1426]

Thanh Huy Tran any water based ink you can use, mix with 2:1 with water or rose water. And put some raw silk in a pot and make the raw silk soak the ink in it and you are done. If you can't find raw silk you can use wool or cotton

[@kokonuts9701]

From store

[@yesserlabidi7831]

sorry but to be truth arabic is the most beautiful language in design and most accurate in grammar and description

[@lordbasim]

This man is a philosopher

[@wafe107]

أحب فن الخط العربي

[@Voltage.Bone.R]

Meanwhile my writing in arabic looks like it was written by a kid

[@zeyadalsheikh3839]

most Arabic native people write like kids even if they are adults.. it is an art to write Arabic nicely..

[@fisebilillah4406]

Old textbooks for learning Qur'anic writting in other countries look like they were written by high school juniors. And these are non-native masters of Arabic language who had written it. It is definetly not easy.

[@Umayyadazi]

@@zeyadalsheikh3839 No we're not

[@rinusartandcalligraphybyri2743]

Super 👌

[@sanushasanu7592]

Awsome....👍🤘

[@shaziagill3]

Calligraphy is a great art.

[@syedazaidi3800]

Beautiiifulll

[@taqvimohine5982]

Superb which clr you use for this?

[@SiGRecon]

I'm Arab and my writing is like cave man writing hahaha good work!

[@mizzcrazygal]

SiGRecon AHAHA same

[@Voltage.Bone.R]

Same

[@hidhahidha2720]

Love♥️ From Indiaa

[@SuperReHaN16]

at 0:55 it written as "laha ma kasabath waliha maktasabat rabbana la tuakhizna".

[@fatmam3572]

impressive! (Y)

[@rahulsheikhrahulsheikh6561]

The art of Arabic calligraphy is the most beautiful in the world Arabic letters are the most beautiful thing in the world

[@ruthwood2038]

As a left handed person do you find it hard to write from right to left?

[@alwssofy7748]

nop . lefty people are artist by nature

[@radityaprabawatmi5002]

what pens and inks did he used?

[@ttz1x]

I am an Arab😘

[@tawosabdalla697]

So what?😕😒 Me too😆😁

[@mizart3348]

Where do we get this type of calligraphy pen