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#TürkiyeandSyria Earthquake Fundraising Campaign Starting Bid: $100 USD Bidding ends 02/10/2023 at 11:59pm est In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. In the early hours of February 6, an earthquake rippled within the Middle East that has deeply impacted Türkiye and Syria. As most of us have already seen, this tragedy has taken away many lives, and has created a great devastation to all the cities infrastructures. The amount of loss is being immensely felt worldwide, and many have contributed generously. And as part of my contribution I will be auctioning one of my artworks (عطر الورد) “The Perfume a Rose,” 2019 c. Drawing inspiinfrom my own struggles, I constructed an Islamic Geometric Pattern, and used the color of a red rose to symbolize its delicate yet strong nature. I then lined it with gold watercolor, so when illuminated by the sun; it is reminiscent of when beads of water glimmer brightly on rose petals just at the sunlight hits it. Light (نور) in the Islamic tradition represents Allah’s (s) presence for when darkness takes over. And the rose despite facing many adversities is able to withstand the blow, and spread its seeds for a new dawn of spring. I pray that both Türkiye and Syria will rise from this calamity, I have the sincere faith in Allah (s) that it will. Please recite Al-Fātiḥa for the dearly departed, and for those who are suffering. I am teaming up with @zamaninternational (in partnership with International Medical Corps) to raise funds from this auction for their campaign to help elevate the pain and suffering these countries are facing. The highest bidder will acquire this most beloved work of art, in hopes that for whenever things go dim there’s always a light to guide you. . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #sacredknowledge #auction #turkiyeearthquake #sacredart #fundraising #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #syriasupport #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #syriaearthquake #instacolor #sacredgeometry #charityauction #artist #aesthetic #earthquake #charity (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYj7BDMX5I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.— Master Yoda

Pattern of Al Rifai door as taught by @richardhenryart @artofislamicpattern . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #pentelofamerica #archesart #geometricart #sacredknowledge #archespaper #instartist #sacredart #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #reels #rotring #reelsvideo #illustrationnow #illumination #sketchbook #alvindraftmatic #reelsinstagram #sacredgeometry #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #createwithblick #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #pentelgraphgear

Sacred art like that of Islam always contains a timeless element. A form, though limited and consequently subject to time, may convey something timeless. It is with regard to their timeless meaning that certain forms have been preserved [in the history of art] in spite of and against all material and psychic revolutions of an epoch; tradition means just that. From an Islamic point of view, beauty is essentially an expression of universal Truth. From the essay “The Void in Islamic Art by Titus Burckhard . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #watercolorart #sakuraofamerica #geometricart #watercolor #drawing #blickart #sketchdaily #sakuramicron #sketchdrawing #workinprogress #wip #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustration #illumination #alvindrafting #pentelamerica #sacredgeometry #allhailsymmetry #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #sketchbook #archeswatercolorpaper #sacredgeometryart #pentelgraphgear1000 (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8CkG6MqgQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Or maybe it is only that we are so habitually inattentive that when some rare, but simple geometry grabs us by the shoulders and shakes us into consciousness, we call our response sacred. — Charles Frazier . . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #sakuraofamerica #geometricart #rotring #drawing #blickart #sketchdaily #sakuramicron #sketchdrawing #workinprogress #wip #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustration #illumination #alvindrafting #pentelamerica #sacredgeometry #allhailsymmetry #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #sketchbook #archeswatercolorpaper #sacredgeometryart #pentelgraphgear1000 (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/emanhijazi/p/CZCuas1Oed4/?utm_medium=tumblr

“Reflection gives life to a heart of an insightful individual just as light protects those walking in the dark.” —Imām Alī ibn Abī Talib When reading Nimira Dewji’s blog about Light in the Islamic Tradition, I learned that light is a symbol of eternal knowledge and spirituality. From the point of knowledge, light is a reference of prophetic tradition, and those who follow this tradition are guided by Divine light. And whenever I am practicing the sacred art of Islam, I find that I am in a state of deep contemplation. I am engaging with my soul, and develop a greater sense of myself. One who knows themselves knows their Lord, and the Light of His Grace. نُورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ 24:35 Another lovely pattern construction from the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Analysis by Richard Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #sakuraofamerica #geometricart #rotring #drawing #blickart #sketchdaily #sakuramicron #sketchdrawing #workinprogress #wip #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustration #illumination #alvindrafting #pentelamerica #sacredgeometry #allhailsymmetry #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #sketchbook #archeswatercolorpaper #sacredgeometryart #pentelgraphgear1000 (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/emanhijazi/p/CYpvIPKMkmp/?utm_medium=tumblr

How do we begin to comprehend feelings of hopelessness when you feel your voice is so small in times of oppression taking place in lands you are connected to? And that’s the answer; connection. The oppression of such sacred lands leads to a multitude of connections. Whether by ancestry, or by knowing someone who hails from there. As humans who are aware of such aggressions we are eager to take immediate action. But sometimes these actions may feel they are not good enough. I am here to tell you that they are. I am here to tell you that your voice for reason, and justice is being heard. By those who want to hear them, and by those who do not. And while it feels like it’s a tiny drop of water dropping into a body of a lake, understand that there are many tiny drops from others that creates a ripple effect. And this leads for all of us to make connections to one another, and therefore leads us to stand in solidarity in a collective manner. This time it’s different. This time the momentum has changed. We are United more than ever, and I pray that this new front will change everything for the better. We have the power bestowed upon us by God, and with this power we can harness that into action. Even if it’s the smallest of actions, know that this still makes a difference. These actions can be led with discussions, Art, campaigns, protests, sharing stories of the oppressed, making their voice yours. So next time you feel hopeless know that every movement started out as a tiny ember. It is up to you and I to fan this ember into a flame that will never stop burning. I pray for justice and freedom to my Palestinian sisters and brothers. And knowing that my voice is being heard by you makes all the difference to me. (at Irvine, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQBt5qhMUSr/?utm_medium=tumblr

A man alone is a neighbor of God. Tucked away in my thoughts are the memories of my internal struggles and suffering. The past year has proven to be one of the most difficult years I have endured. I was plunged into a hole of darkness, and I could not scratch my way out to the light. The feeling of hopelessness continued on as I scrambled to find away to deter my attention from what I was going through. Even my creativity was put to a halt. I no longer found solace in the one thing I call home which was my art. Slowly the loneliness consumed me, and anything that I once found happiness in was not able to encourage me to step into the light. I prayed, I asked Allah to remove the grief in my heart and to lead me onto the path of healing from the various traumas I experienced. The seconds turned to minutes, minutes turned to hours, hours turned to days, and days turned to months in the shallow end. Finally a gentle whisper laid a light onto my heart; a helping hand reaching out to pull me. I remembered that in my loneliness there is always the Devine to cradle me through such a time. He is near to me, closer to me than my jugular vein (50:16) and I am reborn from the suffering. He comes to me in friends and loved ones. I am in debt to He alone, for Allah never forsaken’s His believers. And I would like to express much gratitude to my sincerest friends (you know who you are) for being by my side near or far. For I believe in Allah’s Devine intervention in placing you in my life during my hour of need. ‏الف الشكر الى الله And I praise Allah in thankfulness one thousand times. . . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #sakuraofamerica #geometricart #rotring #drawing #blickart #sketchdaily #sakuramicron #sketchdrawing #workinprogress #wip #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustration #illumination #alvindrafting #pentelamerica #sacredgeometry #allhailsymmetry #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #sketchbook #archeswatercolorpaper #sacredgeometryart #pentelgraphgear1000 (at Irvine, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN5q3dusnNE/?utm_medium=tumblr

The description of this proportion as Golden or Divine is fitting perhaps because it is seen by many to open the door to a deeper understanding of beauty and spirituality in life. That’s an incredible role for one number to play, but then again this one number has played an incredible role in human history and the universe at large. —H.E. Huntley, The Divine Proportion . . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #instaart #archespaper #instartist #instagood #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tempuradesign #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #sacredquotes #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #createwithblick #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #princetonbrushes (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpWkT2M_xV/?utm_medium=tumblr

But you who walk facing the sun, what images drawn on the earth can hold you? — Gibrān Khalīl Gibrān, The Prophet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #instaart #archespaper #instartist #instagood #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #spring #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustration #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #picoftheday #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #finetecpearlcolors #finetec (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/emanhijazi/p/CLjouR7svGO/?utm_medium=tumblr

In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being. — Seyyed Hossein Nasr, A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #winsorandnewton #archespaper #instartist #winsorandnewtonwatercolors #painting #drawing #sketchdaily #alvin #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustration #illumination #tezhib #sacredquotes #sketchdaily_dose #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #creativemuslimwomen #blickartmaterials #تذهیب #workinprogress #تذهیب_ایرانی #islamicdrawing (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLPn4mVMqKL/?utm_medium=tumblr

When your work of art illuminates ever so gently by the setting sun ✨ . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #sacredknowledge #archespaper #instartist #sacredart #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #sacredgeometry #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #princetonbrushes (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7WB8us4ak/?utm_medium=tumblr

Being a theomorphic creature, man is himself a work of art. The human soul when purified and dressed in the garment of spiritual virtues is itself the highest kind of beauty in this world, reflecting directly the Divine Beauty. —Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Knowledge and the Sacred . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #sacredknowledge #archespaper #instartist #sacredart #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #sacredgeometry #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #princetonbrushes (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3qW2TsZYz/?utm_medium=tumblr

Yesterday UNESCO announced that November 18 will be known as #internationaldayofislamicart. It is a celebration for those who appreciate and practice this spiritual and traditional form of art. It has been six years since I began this endeavor, and it brings me so much happiness to share this day with my fellow Muslim and Islamic artists who have blessed me on this journey. I hope this new observance sheds light on a culture that is often under appreciated, and my hope is that many Muslims connect back to this culture that beautifies their practice of Islam. . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #unesco #geometricart #archespaper #instartist #unescoworldheritage #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #picoftheday #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #princetonbrushes (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHx5TyDldiq/?utm_medium=tumblr

It is the shadow that frames the Light of Your Mercy, Grant me O’Beloved to its sacred passage, make my struggles difficult, to allow me to yearn for Your Love and Friendship, to make me patient, to make me see, That it is in the shadow, the Light of Your Mercy is framed. . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #instaart #archespaper #instartist #instagood #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #picoftheday #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #princetonbrushes (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_hwpY-ls6g/?utm_medium=tumblr

There is enough light for one who wants to see. — Imām Alī (ع), Nahjul Balagha . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #instaart #archespaper #instartist #blickathome #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #picoftheday #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #princetonbrushes (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zriJjlA4t/?utm_medium=tumblr

The beauty of calligraphy is the tongue of the hand and the elegance of thought.— Imām Alī ibn Abī Talib (ع) The outer façade from the shrine of a most beloved leader. Much is known about this extraordinary man, yet what most of us don’t know is that Imām Alī (ع) was a Parton of all Guilds or what is known modernly as art and craft (aṣnāf and futuwāt). Imām Alī played a key role in founding the arts of Islam. He developed the first form of Islamic Calligraphy known as Kufīc Calligraphy and therefore many have followed in his footsteps in producing the arts of Islam for years to come. Like so many who looked up to the Imām for inspiration of faith and strength, I too was able to find a deeper relation to the Imām. And it simply was the relation of Art. Imām Alī continues to inspire me through all of my artistic endeavors, and today I honor him on the day of his auspicious birth with the promise to continue to serve myself with the continuation of gaining knowledge in all forms of Islamic Art. Photograph by James Gordon. . . . . . . . . . . . . #najaf #iraq #imamali #imamalishrine #tezhip #tezhib #islamicart #art #instaart #islamicgeometry #islamicillumination #islamicarchitecture #artofislamicpattern #biomorphicart #architecture #allhailsymmetry #shrine #islamiccalligraphy #islamicquotes #mosque #architecturelovers #religiousart #ali #ahlulbayt #ahlulbait #rajab #illumination #islamicartgallery #امام_علی #نجف (at Najaf, Iraq) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fxzpqFadb/?utm_medium=tumblr

Light upon Light—24:35 The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number, and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty. —D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson . . . . . . . . . . #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicpatterns #art #archesart #geometricart #instaart #archespaper #instartist #instagood #winsorandnewton #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #allhailsymmetry #calligraphy #islamiccalligraphy #tezhip #illustrationnow #illumination #colorscheme #watercolorclub #instacolor #picoftheday #archeswatercolorpaper #artist #aesthetic #blickartmaterials #colirocolors #princetonbrushes (at Dearborn, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wOtS7Anjq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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