Calligraphy
Basmallah
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim written in Thuluth using red ink and gold paint on ahar handmade paper. The contrast between the warmth of red and the luminosity of gold creates a striking devotional piece.
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Patience (Black)
Sabr — patience — in black ink on ahar Italian paper. A companion piece to the 2025 brown ink version, exploring the same letterforms in a starker, more austere register.
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Al-Fatihah
The Opening Chapter of the Quran in its entirety, written in Thuluth in black ink on ahar handmade paper. Seven verses composed within a single balanced panel.
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Masjid Al-Haram (2026)
Masjid Al-Haram rendered in Thuluth script using brown ink on ahar Nepal paper. A warm, earthy palette that evokes the sandstone and history of Makkah.
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Ayat ul-Kursi
The Throne Verse — Quran 2:255 — one of the most celebrated verses in the Arabic calligraphic tradition. Written in Thuluth in ink on ahar Italian paper.
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Majesty and Honour
A large-format Thuluth composition in ink and gold leaf on ahar paper. The piece explores the divine attributes of majesty (Jalal) and honour (Ikram) in an intricate multi-line arrangement.
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Patience
“O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer, indeed God is with the patient.” Quran 1:153 Brown ink on calligraphy ahar paper ornamented with 22 carat gold 50x50cm This is one of my original works, commissioned for a client. A heart-felt verse about patience. Order this for re-creation at various sizes.
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Testimony
The Islamic testimony of faith "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" 2023, Ink on ahar paper 70x30cm
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My mercy prevails
In an authentic Hadith, God says "My mercy prevails over my wrath" Completed in Ink on ahar paper 55x70cm
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My mercy encompasses all things
God says in the Quran, "My mercy encompasses all things" 2023, gold leaf on Nepal paper 55x70cm
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Increase me in knowledge
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Dome
I was commissioned by Masjid Al-Khazra in Glasgow to paint an internal dome, measuring 3 meters in diameter. It was in January 2019 I was approached and since then up until May 2020 I was planning this project…
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Masjid Al-Haram