Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan

Ustad Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan (Urdu استاد شفیق الزماں خان a famous Pakistani calligrapher and head of restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi the second holiest site of Muslims in the world.[1] He is famous for Arabic calligraphy Khat-e-Sulas Thuluth.[2] He was born in Rawalpindi 2 November 1956 and grew up in Karachi Pakistan.[3]

PP Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan
Born
Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan

2 November 1956
Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
NationalityPakistani
Known forCalligraphy,Khat-e-Sulas Thuluth.
MovementIslamic calligraphy;

He is inspired by famous Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç.[4][5][6][7][8]

The Basmala in an 18th-century Islamic calligraphy from the Ottoman region, Thuluth script
Calligraphy

Awards
  • first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition 2012

Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan won first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition organized in Makkah.[9]

References
  1. "Meet the Pakistani calligrapher painstakingly restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi". 20 December 2019.
  2. "'Calligraphic work of Shafiq-uz-Zaman to be published'".
  3. "Mr. Shafique–ul-Zaman renowned Islamic Calligrapher visited MUL - Minhaj University Lahore".
  4. "Ummah, Pakistan can promote soft image through calligraphy". 19 January 2018.
  5. "The Person Who Does the Calligraphy in Masjid an Nabawi for 30 Years". 11 June 2019.
  6. "Calligraphy workshop by Ustad Shafiq Uz Zaman - National Textile University Faisalabad | NTU".
  7. "Shafiq al-Zaman's Story of calligraphy. Ours Mini World". 17 August 2021.
  8. https://www.pakconsulate.ca/forms/PressReleases/calligraphy%20brochure.pdf?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
  9. "Pakistani calligrapher wins award in Makkah | islam.ru".
  10. "President calls for promoting progressive image of Pakistan". 27 August 2015.
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