A QURANIC CALLIGRAPHY, LAPIS LAZULI AND EMERALD INK ON AHAR ...

Hammer

£500

A QURANIC CALLIGRAPHY, LAPIS LAZULI AND EMERALD INK ON AHAR PAPER, RAZWAN BAIG, SHAZAIN BAIG
Central Panel

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ÒAnd do not say of those who are killed in the way of God, ÔThey are dead.Õ Rather, they
are alive, but you do not perceive.Ó
Surah al Baqarah 2:154

Circular Panel

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Love for the sake of God and dislike for the sake of God.

Thuluth and Nastaliq Script, Lapis Lazuli Blue and Emerald Green Ink, Handmade Ahar Paper


The concept of this piece is that the death that God mentions in this verse is not just physical death but also a death of the Self. When one becomes annihilated in the Love of God, they remain alive eternally and never die. Everything they do is for God and their
every action is for Him.

The Ahar Paper is handmade in a process using Alum, egg white and wheat starch and the paper is aged for several years. The inks are made from crushing Lapis Lazuli to make the blue ink and Emeralds to produce the green ink.

50 x 31cm

Razwan Baig

Razwan Baig is an Islamic artist, calligrapher, collector, preserver, art critic and philanthropist. His passion and devotion to the art was ignited at the age of 12 when he started writing his first QurÕan. With a mathematical background, he realised the accuracy and geometrical forms of each letter was phenomenal and sought to reach the zenith of this science. He is also one of the largest collectors of Islamic Manuscripts in Europe and his collection contains a plethora of Islamic Antiquities and Artefacts dating from the 8th Century. He is classically trained in several styles of Islamic Calligraphy from world-renowned masters from

Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Pakistan and India. Having studied under the tutelage of the greatest exponents of the Islamic Calligraphic tradition, he has attained ...