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Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)
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Calligraphy in graphic design inspired by Kufic script in the form of a Mihrab, displaying the verses 51-52 of the Qur'an Surah 68 (al-Qalam). Those verses have been used in Muslim traditions as apotropaic to keep the evil eye away.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of John Goelet
Title: Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)
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Calligraphy in graphic design inspired by Kufic script in the form of a Mihrab, displaying the verses 51-52 of the Qur'an Surah 68 (al-Qalam).
Those verses have been used in Muslim traditions as apotropaic to keep the evil eye away.
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