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Light Before Light

Light Before Light

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Arabic:  الصَّلَاةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ النَّوْمِ

 

English Rendition: “Prayer is better than sleep”

 

This piece brings into the bedroom a gentle yet resolute reminder of the Fajr call to prayer, a phrase heard in the adhan at daybreak since the earliest generations of Islam. The words are shaped in Jalī Thuluth, a monumental script whose sweeping arcs and slender uprights echo the rising of the first light. The lettering rests in a poised istif (Ottoman for calligraphed composition), giving the phrase the dignified bearing of sacred announcement. Rendered in a rich red ink, the script seems to glow softly against the paper, embodying the warmth of dawn breaking through the dark, a call to rise in devotion.

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Ahmet Namazi

Trained under Hasan Çelebi, the master calligrapher behind the monumental inscriptions of Masjid Quba and Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, and Ferhat Kurlu, known for major restorations across Turkey, Ahmet Namazi carries forward the Ottoman calligraphic tradition with precision and grace.

Winner of first place at the IRCICA World Calligraphy Competition, his works have been exhibited from Istanbul to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, blending classical mastery with contemporary depth.

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