Entire Quran In Gold On 164 Feet Of Silk By Hand
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The beauty of the written word is once again heralded in an incredible project by 33-year-old artist Tünzale Memmedzade. The Azerbaijani painter spent three years painstakingly transcribing the Quran onto sheets of transparent black silk. The result is a beautifully crafted religious text that demonstrates both devotion and patience. There are a lot of mesmerizing Muslim temples, but this time it’s a lavish Quran that grabbed everybody’s attention.
Azerbaijani painter Tünzale Memmedzade spent 3 years meticulously rewriting the sacred book by hand and the result is captivating even if you’re an atheist. According to MyModernMet.com, the tradition of lavish calligraphy has been prevalent since centuries. So much so that several such works are on display at the Smithsonian Museum’s Sackler Gallery. “As the first major exhibition of Qurans in the United States, The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts has more than 60 manuscripts on display.”
Memmedzade started her project after investigating that, even though the Quran had been transcribed onto various materials, it has never been inked on silk. She took the official version released from the Diyanet, the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs, as her source and used a little more than three pints of liquid gold and silver as well as 164 feet of 11.4″ x 13″ sheets of fine silk.
Calligraphy, an art that has always been a part of Islamic culture, seems to take on a surreal form in the hands of Memmedzade. It would be difficult to find any Islamic structure without any form of calligraphy on it. Intricate artwork and transcription go hand in hand with Islamic architecture – something the world is definitely grateful for.
The artist considers this project to be her masterpiece, that also doesn’t violate any religious law because there are silk references in the Quran itself.
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