Online Calligraphy Expo Marks Birthday of Jesus

TEHRAN (IQNA) – On the occasion of the birthday of Prophet Jesus (AS), a calligraphy exhibition featuring calligraphy works about Hazrat Maryam (SA) (Mary) has been launched by the Iranian Academics Quranic Organization.

Marking the birthday of Jesus Christ (AS) and beginning of the new year, it is aimed at promoting peace and peaceful coexistence.

Twenty-one calligraphy works by 20 Iranian artists are on display at the virtual expo.

The calligraphers are Aria Soltani, Amin Zanjani, Nima Hassanpour, Amir Danesh Maraqi, Ali Reza Karimian, Farshad Heidari, Robabeh Zeinali, Mahmoud Jalali, Roqayyeh Sadat Vaziri, Sattar Valinejad, Hamed Shah Hosseini, Hossein Alimardan, Mohsen Kariminia, Seyed Mehrdad Mehrabi, Ali Mardani, Gholam Reza Sadeqi, Arian Mahzoun, Hamid Andalib, Seyed Mohsen Rouhani and Mehdi Ezzati.

The works on display are in Nastaliq, Broken Nastaliq, Naskh and Thulth styles of Islamic and Iranian calligraphy.

To visit the virtual exhibition, log on to exhibition log on to www.isqa.ir/index.php?newsid=۴۴.

The name of Mary (SA) has been mentioned in several Surahs of the Holy Quran, including Surahs An-Nisa, At-Tawbah, Al Imran and Al-Ma’idah.

In verse 34 of Surah Maryam (19), God says: “Such was (Prophet) Jesus, the son of Mary. A saying of truth, concerning what they doubt.”

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