Basmala - Framed Calligraphic Panel

Description of Maghrebi Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim The artwork is a printed reproduction of a remarkable page, composed by the Muslim saint Shaykh al-Qandusi, containing the phrase Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim  ﷽ which can be translated to: In the Name of God, the Infinitely Good, the Ever-Merciful. Shaykh Muhammad Bin Al-Qasim al-Qandusi was born in Qanaadasa along the Sahara Desert of southwestern Algeria and later moved to Fez in Morocco. He was initiated into the Qadiri and Nairi Sufi orders and was known for his esoteric knowledge and spiritual insight. As a master calligrapher who created his own unique script, He composed by hand, a copy of the Holy Quran that consists of twelve large volumes, which is presently preserved in the Bibliothèque Générale in Rabat, Morocco. The basmallah of this panel is a recreation of one of the pages from his handwritten Quran. For Muslims, The Basmala is recited in order to consecrate all permissible actions, since all things should be acc