Arabic calligraphy by Ayten Tiryaki | Prayer for Blessings in Naskh and Thuluth | Ottoman-Islamic wall art | Beautifully illuminated Calligraphy

Arabic calligraphy by Ayten Tiryaki | Prayer for Blessings in Naskh and Thuluth | Ottoman-Islamic wall art | Beautifully illuminated CalligraphyThis calligraphic piece features a deeply meaningful prayer (dua) seeking blessings (baraka) from God in one's daily life and work. Similar works are often found in places of business in Turkey and other parts of the Muslim world. At the top of the composition is an important reminder from the hadith of the blessed Prophet, Peace be upon him, which praises a person who applies him herself in earning a livelihood and providing their family: "The one

may God honour him

who has separated us from all sorrow

It has been composed by the Turkish master calligrapher Mehmed Özçay in elegant sülüs and nesih (thuluth and naskh)

the intercessor of the community Muhammad

The work has been beautifully illuminated by Arda Çakmak

and ʿAli)

This beautiful

accompanied by the ta'awwudh in smaller script just above

Surrounding this larger roundel are four smaller roundels carrying the names of the four Rightly-Guided caliphs (Abu Bakr

with the Basmala inscribed above in elegant muhakkak

' The hilye also includes the prayer: 'O Allah

and the entirety of his pure family and companions