page_title: Mashq
hierarchical_section_title: Mashq
caption_attribution_description: English: Qur'anic manuscript written in Mashq script. It has horizontal elongation at an expense of general height, resulting in the closer spacing of lines. Verses from 20 to 22 and part of 23 (Surah al-Isra').
context_page_description: Mashq is one of the oldest calligraphic forms of the Arabic script. At the time of the emergence of Islam, this type of writing was likely already in use in various parts of the Arabian Peninsula. It is first attested during the reign of caliph Umar, making it one of the earliest forms of Arabic script, along with Hijazi and Kufic. It was used in most texts produced during the first and second centuries after the Hijra.
context_section_description: Mashq is one of the oldest calligraphic forms of the Arabic script. At the time of the emergence of Islam, this type of writing was likely already in use in various parts of the Arabian Peninsula. It is first attested during the reign of caliph Umar, making it one of the earliest forms of Arabic script, along with Hijazi and Kufic. It was used in most texts produced during the first and second centuries after the Hijra.
caption: Qur'anic manuscript of Surah 17: Al-Isra written in Kufic script with mashq extensions.
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