MANUSCRIPTSSpreading of ISLAM to the Malay Archipelago
After the Prophet Muhammad diedVarious writing styles & the
creation of rahlDecoration @ illuminationSafavid PeriodIn Malay
World
The Advent of Islam to Southeast Asia
Generally 3 major theories Islam arose to Southeast Asia:
From Arab LandFrom IndiaFrom China
THE CONCEPT of BEAUTYSomething beautiful that brings blessing
barakahSomething that is beautiful also means perfectionThe core of
Islamic art is the knowledge and faith. A Muslim artists must to
have information related to the language of art before creating a
piece of artwork
Qadi Ahmad, Maulana Sultan Ali.outlines eight principles and
description of the design to produce good writing
The outward aspects of writing consists of the fundamental
(usul) and the shape (tartib), whereas the arrangement (tartib)
consists of setting (kursi) and proportions (nisbat). After these
exists the ascent and the descent, the shamra also plays its part
and is accepted
Glorifying a sacred of the QuranThe art of illumination for
manuscript, the most interesting is MUWAJJAH sheet.
MUWAJJAH or frontispiece is the first sheet and fully
decorated
This frontispiece also known as rosette or medallion
Together with the element of Light or SHAMS
COLORFORMATFORMAT WITH FULLY DECORATEDA MARGIN DIVIDED BY
TENDRIL MOTIF SULURDECORATION RAGAM HIAS AL-QURAN IN MALAY
WORLD
