Yemeni Calligrapher Says Received Permission from Renowned Artist to Write Quran
According to "Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni," al-Bakouli mentioned that he met with Uthman Taha, the famous Quranic calligrapher, in Saudi Arabia. Following their meeting, Taha granted him permission to transcribe the Quran on the condition that the entire text be written.
Al-Bakouli shared a photo of himself with Uthman Taha on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), where he recounted some of Taha's key remarks during their conversation.
"Humility enhances the beauty of calligraphy, while arrogance destroys it," al-Bakouli quoted Taha as saying, adding that the renowned calligrapher has transcribed the Quran fourteen times in his lifetime.
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"My entire body is weak except for my right hand and my eyes, but with these two, I still feel like I am seven years old," Taha said, according to the Yemeni calligrapher.
Granting al-Bakouli permission to write the Quran, Taha also praised the Yemeni scholar’s skills, wishing him a bright future, according to the social media post.
Sheikh Uthman Hussein Taha is a renowned calligrapher of the Quran whose work has been printed in many countries around the world, including Iran, for several decades. His transcription of the Quran is considered to be among the most widely printed in recent years.
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Born in 1934 in Aleppo, Syria, Taha completed his higher education in Damascus. His Quranic transcription has been published by the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran in Saudi Arabia and is now widely available to Muslims around the world.
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