Surat Al-Ikhlas – Fatimid Kufic – Yara Hossam

النص: قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (1) ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ (2) لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ (3) وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ (4)

Framed size: 61×6 cm

Script: Fatimid Kufic

Materials: Natural ink on ahar paper

Nature of work: Handmade

Symbolism and meaning: Surat Al-Ikhlas (verses 1–4): it sums up the essence of the Islamic creed in affirming God's oneness and His transcendence above any likeness or equal. The text symbolizes purity of belief and a profound simplicity that distils the whole meaning of faith into a few words, becoming in the artwork an embodiment of pure light and absolute certainty.

Artist: Yara Hossam