Pioneers

13 pioneers

Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī

Risālat al-Ghufrān, a satirical literary journey through heaven and hell.

The Divine Comedy is used as a comparison for al-Maʿarrī’s earlier literary work.

Calligraphy illustrating a religious saying in the collection.

Wrote the play Mohammed discussed by the creator in an account of Ottoman objections to its performance.

Calligraphic tradition, mentioned as an earlier link in a line of teaching.

Mathematics, writing, and work associated with the caliphal library and administration in Córdoba.

Ottoman architectural design, including work discussed in connection with the Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque and Suleiman’s mausoleum.

Preservation of an Arabic book collection hidden during religious persecution in Spain, as recounted by the creator.

Astrolabe craftsmanship represented by a Mughal-era instrument.

Calligraphic teaching and transmission, mentioned in the biography of Yāqūt al-Mustaʿṣimī.

Calligraphy associated with the Abbasid court and the transmission of manuscript culture.

Copied an early dated paper Qur’an, dated to 971–972 in the source post.

Calligraphy credited in the collected posts.