Muhaqqaq
Sign in to saveMuhaqqaq is one of the main six types of calligraphic script in Arabic. The Arabic word muḥaqqaq () means "consummate" or "clear", and originally was used to denote any accomplished piece of calligraphy.
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It is catalogued under the topic Arabic calligraphy.
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Muhaqqaq is one of the main six types of calligraphic script in Arabic. The Arabic word muḥaqqaq () means "consummate" or "clear", and originally was used to denote any accomplished piece of calligraphy.
Often used to copy maṣāḥif (singular muṣḥaf, i.e. loose sheets of Quran texts), this intricate type of script was considered one of the most beautiful, as well as one of the most difficult to execute well. The script saw its greatest use in the Mamluk Sultanate era (1250–1516/1517).
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