al-khaṭ al-muḥaqqaq

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al-khaṭ al-muḥaqqaq is a classical Islamic calligraphic style of Arabic script, renowned for its majestic, elongated letterforms and historical use in Qur’anic manuscripts.

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Label Occurrences
al-khaṭ al-muḥaqqaq canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic script style ⓘ
Islamic calligraphy style ⓘ
calligraphic script style ⓘ
aestheticQuality formal ⓘ
majestic ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
associatedLanguage Arabic ⓘ
associatedRegion Islamic world ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
culturalSignificance marker of elite manuscript production ⓘ
symbol of reverence for the Qur’an ⓘ
decorationContext often accompanied by gold illumination ⓘ
difficultyLevel technically demanding ⓘ
function display script ⓘ
liturgical text copying ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence Mamluk period ⓘ
medieval Islamic period ⓘ
historicalUse Ilkhanid Qur’ans ⓘ
Mamluk Qur’ans ⓘ
Timurid Qur’ans ⓘ
medieval Qur’anic codices ⓘ
inkColor black ink ⓘ
legibility high legibility ⓘ
primaryUse Qur’anic manuscripts ⓘ
luxury manuscripts ⓘ
royal commissions ⓘ
relatedStyle naskh script ⓘ
rayḥānī script ⓘ
thuluth script ⓘ
religiousContext Islam ⓘ
scriptCategory classical style ⓘ
proportioned script ⓘ
scriptFamily Islamic calligraphy ⓘ
linked to: Arabic calligraphy
status highly prestigious script ⓘ
tool reed pen (qalam) ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial manuscripts ⓘ
large-format Qur’ans ⓘ
visualCharacteristic broad horizontal strokes ⓘ
clear separation between letters ⓘ
elongated letterforms ⓘ
majestic appearance ⓘ
monumental proportions ⓘ
strong vertical strokes ⓘ
writingSurface paper ⓘ
parchment ⓘ
writingSystem Arabic script ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Muhaqqaq script → alsoKnownAs → al-khaṭ al-muḥaqqaq ⓘ