Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab | |
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Ibn al-Bawwab script seen here is the earliest existing example of a Qur'an written in a cursive script, Chester Beatty Library | |
| Born | 975 or 1000 |
| Died | 1022 or 1031 |
| Known for | Islamic calligraphy |
| Movement | Naskh Thuluth muhaqqaq |
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Ibn al-Bawwāb (Arabic: إِبْن ٱلْبَوَّاب), also known as Ali ibn-Hilal, Abu'l-Hasan, and Ibn al-Sitri, was an Arabic calligrapher and illuminator who lived in Baghdad. He is the figure most associated with the adoption of round script to transcribe the Qur'an. He most likely died around 1022 CE in Baghdad.