Arabic calligraphy by Ayten Tiryaki | Prayer for Blessings in Naskh and Thuluth | Ottoman-Islamic wall art | Beautifully illuminated Calligraphy with the Basmala inscribed above

with the Basmala inscribed above in elegant muhakkak

' The hilye also includes the prayer: 'O Allah

It has been composed by the Turkish master calligrapher Mehmed Özçay in elegant sülüs and nesih (thuluth and naskh)

may God honour him

Arabic calligraphy by Ayten Tiryaki | Prayer for Blessings in Naskh and Thuluth | Ottoman-Islamic wall art | Beautifully illuminated Calligraphy with the Basmala inscribed aboveThis calligraphic piece features a deeply meaningful prayer (dua) seeking blessings (baraka) from God in one's daily life and work. Similar works are often found in places of business in Turkey and other parts of the Muslim world. At the top of the composition is an important reminder from the hadith of the blessed Prophet, Peace be upon him, which praises a person who applies him herself in earning a livelihood and providing their family: "The one