As the quintessential symbol of the culture, it became a pervasive decorative element in Islamic art and architecture. Because of its association with the divine word, Arabic calligraphy came to be a supreme art form in the Islamic world. 632) in the Arabic language, and thus, recorded in the Arabic script. In the view of orthodox Muslims, it is the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (d. Surah XXXIX: 1-3 The Quran is the sacred book of Islam. The sending down of the Book is from God the All-mighty, the All-wise. Quran Manuscript Folio (Recto) Left Folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece, 1500s. (Photo by Heritage Arts/Heritage Images via Getty Images) Because of the prestige associated with the book arts in the Islamic world, the decorative motifs employed by illuminators (scrolling vines, blossoms, lozenges, adn cartouches) found their way into other art forms, for example, metalwork, textiles, and carpets. Although secondary to calligraphy, a splendid tradition of illumination -that is, ornamentation with colours and gold- developed to enhance the pages of the Quran.
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