THE ROLE OF CALIGRAPHIC ARTS IN CIVILIZATION ISLAMIC CULTURE

Abstract

Calligraphy, one of the Islamic arts, has received great attention in the Muslim community. Basically, calligraphy is artistic writing ( khat ) taken from the Al-Qur'an and it is named based on the place: Makki , Madani , Anbari and Baghdadi. By the time, names of ( khat ) are shown, seems like Khufi , Mutsallats , Mudawwar and some other types of writing. Calligraphy has a big role in developing Islamic civilization in the world. The influence of Islamic power the development of calligraphy and influenced the development of science especially in the Abbasid period. after the Abbasiyyah period, the phenomenal calligraphers like Ibnu Muqlah .