Surat Al-Fatiha – Mushaf Kufic – Youssef Kandil

Text: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين الرحمن الرحيم مالك يوم الدين إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين اهدنا الصراط المستقيم صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to God, Lord of the worlds, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favour, not of those who have earned anger, nor of those who have gone astray)

Framed size: 63×44 cm

Script: Mushaf Kufic

Materials: machine-made ahar (burnished) paper, acrylic colours

Nature of work: Handmade

Symbolism and meaning of the work: Surat Al-Fatiha, verses 1–7, signifying the comprehensiveness of prayer and the acknowledgment of God's lordship and mercy, and symbolizing guidance, reliance on God in every matter, and walking the straight path.

Artist: Youssef Kandil