Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan

PP Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan
PP Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan
Born	Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan; 2 November 1956; Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
Nationality	Pakistani
Known for	Calligraphy,Khat-e-Sulas Thuluth.
Movement	Islamic calligraphy;

Ustad Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan (Urdu استاد شفیق الزماں خان a famous Pakistani calligrapher and head of restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi the second holiest site of Muslims in the world.^[1] He was born in Rawalpindi 2 November 1956 and grew up in Karachi Pakistan.^[2]

He is inspired by famous Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] He is known for work in the Arabic calligraphy styles of Khat-e-Sulas and Thuluth.^[8]

The Basmala in an 18th-century Islamic calligraphy from the Ottoman region, Thuluth script

Awards

first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition 2012

Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan won first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition organized in Makkah.^[9]

Presidential Pride of Performance تمغائے حسن کارکردگی in Pakistan in 2014.^[10]

References

[1] "Meet the Pakistani calligrapher painstakingly restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi". 20 December 2019.

[2] "Mr. Shafique–ul-Zaman renowned Islamic Calligrapher visited MUL - Minhaj University Lahore".

[3] "Ummah, Pakistan can promote soft image through calligraphy". 19 January 2018.

[4] "The Person Who Does the Calligraphy in Masjid an Nabawi for 30 Years". 11 June 2019.

[5] "Calligraphy workshop by Ustad Shafiq Uz Zaman - National Textile University Faisalabad | NTU".

[6] "Shafiq al-Zaman's Story of calligraphy. Ours Mini World". 17 August 2021.

[7] ttps://www.pakconsulate.ca/forms/PressReleases/calligraphy%20brochure.pdf?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[8] "'Calligraphic work of Shafiq-uz-Zaman to be published'".

[9] "Pakistani calligrapher wins award in Makkah | islam.ru".

[10] "President calls for promoting progressive image of Pakistan". 27 August 2015.

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