New edition of Quran in thulth calligraphy revealed

TEHRAN,July 20(MNA) -- A new edition of the Holy Quran, which has been inscribed in thulth, a calligraphic variety of Arabic script, was unveiled during a ceremony in Khalkhal, Ardebil Province. Iranian calligrapher Ali Abdolhosseinzadeh spent two years inscribing the Quran in four volumes. According to Abdolhosseinzadeh, this is the first edition of the Quran he has inscribed in thulth, and that he plans to publish the book in his hometown of Khalkhal. Abdolhosseinzadeh is a graduate of medicine from the University of Tehran and has been practicing calligraphy for many years. He previously inscribed Sahifeh Sajjadieh -- a collection of supplications attributed to Imam Sajjad (AS) -- in thulth, and a collection of poetry by Mohammad-Hossein Behjat Tabrizi (Shahriar) in nastaliq.