«الحمدلله رب العالمين» (Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds) (Al-Fatiha) – Nasta'liq

Text: «بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (1) ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ (2) ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (3) مَٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ (4) إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ (5) ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ (6) صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ (7)» (Surah Al-Fatihah)

Framed size: 53.5×42.5 cm

Script: Nasta'liq

Materials: Ahar paper, natural ink, gold leaf, with a Nasibiyan frame

Nature of work: Handmade

Symbolism and significance: Surah Al-Fatihah, verses 1–7: it signifies the comprehensiveness of supplication and the acknowledgment of God's lordship and mercy, and symbolizes guidance, reliance on God in every matter, and the quest to walk the straight path.

The artwork is framed with a Nasibiyan lattice border.

Artist: Taha Abdul-Nasser