English Rendition: “No movement and no power, except by Allah.”
A verse recited as a reminder of utter dependence on God alone, La ḥawla wa la quwwata illa billah speaks to humility and strength through surrender.
Set in deep green tones, the composition draws from the Jalī Thuluth script, its bold confident strokes balanced by spacious pauses that echo composure and trust. The negations (lā) dominate the structure, their assertive upward curves forming the visual backbone of the piece. These denials are not voids but affirmations, a rhythm of “not this, not that,” leading the eye and heart toward the One beyond all power.
At the summit rests the Lafẓ al-Jalālah (Name of the Supreme), raised in reverent etiquette above all form, anchoring the entire composition in the reality it proclaims. The piece thus becomes a meditation on the paradox of surrender, where every negation becomes a declaration, and every stroke ascends in remembrance.
Unique original by award-winning calligrapher Ahmet Namazi, written in acrylic ink on banana paper prepared with traditional Ottoman ahar, a fine sizing and burnishing technique that gives the surface its luminous sheen and durability.
Size: 31.5 in (H) x 23.8 in (W)
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