Diwan Naskh May 2026

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(In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)

In Diwan Naskh, those teeth act like a waveform: diwan naskh

• Safavid Iran: Persian calligraphers softened Diwan Naskh, giving it a more "floating" appearance, reducing the tail on the Alif and increasing the slant (Italic feel).
• Mughal India: In Lahore and Delhi, Diwan Naskh was mixed with Nastaliq. The result was a "boxy" Diwan Naskh used exclusively for Farmans (royal decrees), where the letters are contained within invisible vertical columns.

Traditional Naskh

When Windows and Adobe created Arabic fonts in the 90s, they digitized (Badr, Uthman Taha style) for the Quran and Simplified Arabic for business. Diwan Naskh fell into a crack. It was too "handwriting" for print, but too "formal" for casual notes. ﷽ (In the name of Allah, the Most

Naskh Script:

Characterized by small, rounded, and clear letterforms. It was developed to replace the rigid, angular Kufic script, becoming the standard for books and long-form documents. Traditional Naskh When Windows and Adobe created Arabic

Davut Bektaş

Today, masters in Istanbul (like ) and Cairo are re-teaching Diwan Naskh as a distinct discipline. The IRCICA (Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture) has established strict Ijaza (licensing) criteria for Diwan Naskh, separate from Naskh or Thuluth.