Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan

Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan
Born
Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan

(1956-11-02) 2 November 1956
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Known forCalligraphy, Khat-e-Sulas Thuluth
MovementIslamic calligraphy

Ustad Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan (Urdu استاد شفیق الزماں خان) is a 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 on 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]

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". Minhaj University Lahore. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  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. ↑ "Unknown" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Calligraphic work of Shafiq-uz-Zaman to be published". thenews.com.pk.
  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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