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Tasbih Dzikr, Freestyle Maroon.

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This is an Islamic artwork. It features a Tasbih: a meditational chant in glorification of God in Islam, commonly used in prayers and supplications. There are different forms of Tasbih, here it recites and means:

Subhanallah: Glory be to Allah.

Dzikr: an Arabic term referring to remind, recall, remember, mention, as well as to invoke. It is an act of remembrance, as a form of prayers by chanting repeatedly in order to remember God (Allah). Dzikr is also seen as a way to gain spiritual enlightenment and achieve union in God.

Here, the Tasbih is displayed as an act of Dzikr, in visual repetition. It is calligraphed in Arabic freestyle script, written 22 times in maroon made of Sumi and dye mix.

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Technique: Hand-calligraphed

Artwork Size/Space: 339 x 579 mm

Medium: Japanese Sumi Ink, Dye Ink

Colours: Maroon

Base: Aged Airbrush Paper

Finishing: Original Unframed

Production Year: 2021 / 1443

Creator: Faizal Somadi

Signature: (In Arabic) Faso / 1443 / 2021

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