Persian Calligraphy

This Calligraphy is scribed by Muhammad Yaqoob in Nastaliq Script and in Persian Language dated 1834. It is made with ink and pigments on paper.

Muhammad Yaqoob was the son of the famous calligrapher Rahim-Ullah of Delhi and was an expert in Nastaliq script of Abdul Rashid Delmi style, who was the court calligrapher of the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan ( r. 1628-1658 AC)

Nastaliq script is a combination of Naskh and Taliq scripts and was prroduced by Mir Ali Tabrezi. It is fully cursive and very elegant. This script quickly became very popular in Iran, Turkey, Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Indian Sub-continent.