ARABIC · 2:3 · 2026
ARABIC
Salam
Peace be upon you
The greeting of peace, written in a slow Naskh hand on a warm paper ground.
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Background texture generated with Adobe Firefly; the calligraphy was drawn by hand.
THE PIECE
The salam — as-salāmu ʿalaykum — is the greeting that opens every encounter between Muslims: peace be upon you. The reply, returned without hesitation, is wa ʿalaykumus-salām — and upon you, too.
It is written here in a slow Naskh, the hand used for correspondence because it stays legible when it is written quickly. The strokes carry the pressure of the pen rather than the speed of it: the curves widen where the hand pressed and narrow where it lifted, so the letterforms breathe at the edges.
The background is a quiet wash of warmth, generated with AI and kept deliberately low in contrast so that the ink stays the loudest thing on the paper. The composition sits within a centred safe zone, so the same master prints cleanly at every size from 12×18 up to 24×36.
THE MAKER
Every piece is written with a pen display, so the pressure and taper of the stroke are the artist’s own. The calligraphy stays vector from sketch to print, which is why the smallest poster is as sharp as the largest.
SHIPPING
Ships in 5–8 days, tracked
GUARANTEE
Free reprint if damaged
RETURNS
30 days, unopened
EDITION
Open edition, signed