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 ...

Two years ago, researchers re-examined a silver ring from a female tomb at Birka and found the phrase "for Allah" inscribed on the stone. Again the text was Kufic, developed in the Iraqi town of ...

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 were commonly found during the Viking Age in mosaics on burial ...