FSCWIA-20026

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Basmala Kufi Murabba, Indigo Jade Cloud.

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This is an Islamic artwork. It features a Basmala, also known by incipit term: Bismillah. It is one of the most important phrases and prayers in Islam used mostly before initiating any actions. It reads and means:

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim:
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

It is also known as the 1st verse of the 1st Chapter of the Quran: Surah Al-Fatihah (The Opener). It is also placed as initiation for the rest of 112 chapters, except for the 9th Chapter: Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentence).

It is composed in classical Kufi Murabba (Square Kufic) script, in a perfect square arrangement in indigo-black, over a background of cloudy spatters In shades of jade.

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Technique: Hand-calligraphed, Hand-illustrated, Hand-painted

Artwork Size/Space: square: 250 x 250 mm

Medium: Japanese Sumi Ink, Dye Ink, Watercolour Ink

Colours: Indigo, Green

Base: Watercolour Paper 300gsm

Finishing: Original Unframed

Production Year: 2020 / 1442

Creator: Faizal Somadi

Signature: (In Arabic) Faso / 1442 / 2020

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