Arabic Inscriptions
Arabic writing has been virtually considered a mirror for art and culture for several centuries. It emerged between the 3rd and 6th centuries and underwent many changes until it reached its current form. The spread of Islam was accompanied by the spread of Arabic writings, which went through many phases of development and improvement at the hand of the pioneers of the script throughout the different Islamic ages. The Arabic script is distinguished by the beauty of its calligraphy, which adds to the beauty of the form. The Arabic letters were used in visual paintings and wall decorations, giving it the ability of artistic as well as textual expression. Therefore, the Digital Library has many inscriptions bearing Arabic writings on religious, secular, and military standing structures, artistic gifts like coins and stones, or others. The scripts diversified from Kufic with its different forms; simple, blooming and leafy, and geometric, to Thuluth, Naskhi, and Ruquah. In addition, there are the Andalusian, Maghrebi, and Persian scripts.