ʿUmar al-Aqtaʿ, Timur, and the largest of Qur’ans. ʿUmar al-Aqtaʿ presented a Qur’an that did not please Timur — who ruled a vast empire in Central Asia — because of its small size, so small that it could have been placed inside a signet seal. In an attempt to win Timur’s admiration and prove his craftsmanship, al-Aqtaʿ designed this enormous Qur’an, measuring 1.5 × 2 meters, in the Muhaqqaq script.
Here a question poses itself … upon which approach within the Muhaqqaq script do the calligraphers of the modern age vie in producing their panels?
And upon which artistic school within it do the competitors and the artists contend? …
I need an answer, if you would be so kind.
