Islamiat MCQ #747

The Abbasid vizier and famous calligrapher who codified the six classical scripts of Arabic calligraphy (`al-Aqlam al-Sittah`) was:

Islamiat MCQ #747

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The Abbasid vizier and famous calligrapher who codified the six classical scripts of Arabic calligraphy (`al-Aqlam al-Sittah`) was:

    • A) Yaqut al-Musta'simi
    • B) Ibn al-Bawwab
    • C) Al-Farahidi
    • D) Ibn Muqlah

    Answer: Ibn Muqlah

    Explanation: Ibn Muqlah (886–940 CE), the Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher, is credited with systematizing the six classical Arabic scripts (al-Aqlam al-Sittah), establishing proportional geometric rules for Arabic calligraphy.