Portfolio
Arabic calligraphy, geometric design, mosque interiors and bespoke commissions — collected from over a decade of practice.
Calligraphy
Traditional Arabic scripts — Thuluth, Naskh and Muhaqqaq — in ink, gold leaf and paint.
17 projects
Calligraphy
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim written in Thuluth using red ink and gold paint on ahar handmade paper. The contrast between the warmth of red and the luminosity of gold creates a striking devotional piece.
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Calligraphy
Sabr — patience — in black ink on ahar Italian paper. A companion piece to the 2025 brown ink version, exploring the same letterforms in a starker, more austere register.
02 / 17
Calligraphy
The Opening Chapter of the Quran in its entirety, written in Thuluth in black ink on ahar handmade paper. Seven verses composed within a single balanced panel.
03 / 17
Calligraphy
Masjid Al-Haram rendered in Thuluth script using brown ink on ahar Nepal paper. A warm, earthy palette that evokes the sandstone and history of Makkah.
04 / 17
Calligraphy
The Throne Verse — Quran 2:255 — one of the most celebrated verses in the Arabic calligraphic tradition. Written in Thuluth in ink on ahar Italian paper.
05 / 17
Calligraphy
A large-format Thuluth composition in ink and gold leaf on ahar paper. The piece explores the divine attributes of majesty (Jalal) and honour (Ikram) in an intricate multi-line arrangement.
06 / 17
Calligraphy
“O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer, indeed God is with the patient.” Quran 1:153 Brown ink on calligraphy ahar paper ornamented with 22 carat gold 50x50cm This is one of my original works, commissioned for a client. A heart-felt verse about patience. Order this for re-creation at various sizes.
07 / 17
Calligraphy
The Islamic testimony of faith "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" 2023, Ink on ahar paper 70x30cm
08 / 17
Calligraphy
In an authentic Hadith, God says "My mercy prevails over my wrath" Completed in Ink on ahar paper 55x70cm
09 / 17
Calligraphy
God says in the Quran, "My mercy encompasses all things" 2023, gold leaf on Nepal paper 55x70cm
10 / 17
Calligraphy
I was commissioned by Masjid Al-Khazra in Glasgow to paint an internal dome, measuring 3 meters in diameter. It was in January 2019 I was approached and since then up until May 2020 I was planning this project…
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Branding
Logo design and visual identity — combining Arabic calligraphy with contemporary graphic design.
07 projects
Branding
Logo identity for the Michigan Institute of Sacred Knowledge. The mark draws on classical Arabic calligraphic forms to communicate scholarship, tradition and spiritual grounding.
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