assalamu alaikum wr wb,

It's been awhile since I've posted a muslim related thread. I've mainly been listening to Hamza Yusuf lectures on CD, and as such, don't have any interesting articles to post.


Howeva, I always have islamic art websites handy. God is beautiful and loves beauty...

Kelly Izdihar - she'll be at ISNA this year. I still haven't gone yet *pouts* Oh well, there's always next year

I want one of her boxes



Muhammad (saws)





Art Hafez

As Sabur - The Patient One - one of the 99 names of God





Aerosol Arabic

Salaam




more to come inshaAllah

these are beautiful rahma... thanks for sharing!

Those are absolutely gorgeous!!!! Thank you for showing these to us!!

~Stacey

cute

Rahma, can you share some of your art links? I know personally I need some quiet reflection.

Those are fantastic!! I wonder if they could be made into posters...?? hmmmmm...

Here are some of my favorites - many do offer posters or prints of their work.


Aeresol Arabic
Salma Arastu
Art Hafez
Various works for sale
fahdi
Haji Noor Deen - mixes arabic and chinese calligraphy
Kelly Izdihar
Sakina Designs - by 2 young sisters up in Canada
Visual Dhikr - my favorite. They offer posters and prints of their work

Mashallah... great post Rahma... I am actually famillar with these artists...

A few more.....

Nihal Art The paintings of surahs are very nice.

Bilal Bidat A young, very talented UK based artist. Imagine as his work progresses!

Mazzy Malik Stree graffiti-inspired art. The link for art is between "artist statement" and "news" and you may need to scroll your mouse here to find it.

Jamil Ahmed

Mamoun Sakkal Sakkal is amazing. There is a line of greeting cards and prints are also available. Sakkal does customized logos and name designs.

awesome links !! If I wasn't at work...I could spend all day looking at those sites

check out also this site for suberb artist Rafia Hussain Kamel www.rafiahussain.co.uk her work is also featured on sakkal and her other site is www.mahel.co.uk. i saw her work at Islam Expo and its great !
also Bassim Mehdi www.shenaasheel.co.uk is breathtaking too ..

From Flickr


Allah
Bismillah
Bismillah
Ya'sin
Allahu Akbar
Bismillah
Qul Auzubi Rabil falaq - Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn,
Ayat ul Kursi - Throne Verse
La ilaha il Allah
Muhammad
Mosque Entrance in Dubai
Handwritten Quran
Learning Calligraphy
Glass like calligraphy
Mosque in Isfahan
moon
Alhambra

Fo Sho....I'll check it ... Flickr has alot of nice pics... Do you remember back in June when a guy from UK posted various pics of Muslim women in hijeb on Flickr in a collection... made some scandalous waves....LoL ...Astagfurullah

Not "art" in the normal sense of the world, but definately beautiful - Athan and Sufi Dhikr

Just as a disclaimer - the Adhan is 5 minutes long, and there is a small hum of music below it, from an orchestra. After that, it's a brief musical interlude, and then the dhikr. If you find any of that objectionable, then don't listen

Sister Izzy Mo posted fantastic pictures from the recent ISNA convention on Flickr


From her pictures, I've found a few more artists

Wareh Art - I really like her oil paintings where she mixes calligraphy with nature




'Peace until the break of morning'


Irfan Calligraphy - I think I may have mentioned them before, but Sr. Izzy has some picts of their work, and they look absolutely beautiful in a very traditional manner. You can also buy their work at Zaids.


And in Allah let those who rely place their reliance


Quran 13:11

Uzma Mirza

Her interpretations of the 99 names of Allah (swt), in the Divine Attributes gallaries are mind blowing. Check out al Fatiha and my favorite, Iqra. Definately the most unique art I have come across to date.

very nice pics rahma

Beautiful pics. Thank you for sharing them.