Again the text was Kufic, developed in the Iraqi town ... in Bulgaria feature - on the right - the names Allah, Muhammad and Ali written in legible, simple Arabic while on the left there is ...

It’s a style called Square Kufic, which is distinguished from other ... This example, taken from Safavid Isfahan, also contains the words “(Oh) Allah” (at center) and “Ali” (on the ...

As well as Allah, Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, is also mentioned in the text. Kufic characters ... "In the Quran, it is written that the inhabitants of ...