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Moderators: Clemsy, Martin_Weyers, Cindy B.
Hello Ercan,
I think the art of calligraphy is suffering the same fate as music and theater, a victim of our technological prowess.
It’s nice to have recorded sound and film. But a performance used to be a special treasure, an event, the player fulfilling a social need and connecting people with their song and voice. We still have that. But because we are constantly bombarded with recorded acting and music we become a zombie-like audience, only half-seduced by a performance.
Calligraphy is becoming more and more a lost art due to email and a standardized script.
Asian poetry has always known the value of calligraphy – and Islam
From the Holy Quran, Al-Qalam (The Pen) 68-1
I found three translations of this passage:
• “CONSIDER the pen, and all that they write [therewith]!”
• "I call to witness the Pen and what it writes.”
• “NuN, the pen, and what they (the people) write.”
- NoMan
I think the art of calligraphy is suffering the same fate as music and theater, a victim of our technological prowess.
It’s nice to have recorded sound and film. But a performance used to be a special treasure, an event, the player fulfilling a social need and connecting people with their song and voice. We still have that. But because we are constantly bombarded with recorded acting and music we become a zombie-like audience, only half-seduced by a performance.
Calligraphy is becoming more and more a lost art due to email and a standardized script.
Asian poetry has always known the value of calligraphy – and Islam
From the Holy Quran, Al-Qalam (The Pen) 68-1
I found three translations of this passage:
• “CONSIDER the pen, and all that they write [therewith]!”
• "I call to witness the Pen and what it writes.”
• “NuN, the pen, and what they (the people) write.”
- NoMan
I read this thread earlier this morning, guys, before the deletions were made, and personally I don't understand what the concern is. Is the assertion that the above image and post is controversial in some way? If so, I don't see it, and it never occurred to me that a particular religious view was being put out there if that's the concern. As for noman's use of the term "Holy Koran," that's how Muslims refer to their holy book, is it not? It's no different than Christians using the term "Holy Bible."
Cindy
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There was no issue with anything posted in this thread.
Ercan, the deletions were unnecessary.
Clemsy
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I do have a problem with the generalized 'they.' There are over 18,000 registered associates here and some of them are very likely Arab. if I were one I would find your generalization offensive.they're not tolerant about their script
Ercan, the deletions were unnecessary.
Clemsy
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