According to emaratalyoum.com, the closing ceremony of the event was held on July 13 where the top calligraphers were awarded.
Ahmad Faris Rizq from Egypt, Adel Fawzi Ouda from Palestine, Mahfuz Zanun Al-Abidi from Iraq, Muhammad Safar Bati from Algeria and Farhad Shirkhani from Iran were announced as the five top Quran calligraphers in this program.
Organized by the UAE’s Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development, the 7th edition of the international meeting of Quran calligraphers started on Saturday, July 11, in Dubai.
The gathering opened with the participation of Sheikh Nahyan ibn Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Culture, the Youth and Social Development, as well as a number of cultural figures of the country.
30 calligraphers of the Quran from 11 countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Algeria, Yemen, Denmark, Syria and the UAE participated in the gathering to inscribe a Juz (part) of the Quran each.
The difference between this copy of the Holy Quran and those written in the previous editions of the program is that it was inscribed not only in Naskh script but in Muhaqqiq and Thulth.
Muhammad Uzjay from Turkey, Abdul Reza Bahiya Davoud Al-Farjawi from Iraq and Ms Ubayda Muhammad Salih Al-Bunaki from Syria were members of this edition’s judging board who selected the top calligraphers.
An art exhibition was also organized by UAE’s Ministry of Culture on the sidelines of the gathering where rare Islamic calligraphy and illumination works by eminent artists were put on display.
Shirkhani received his certificate in Naskh and Thulth script from Davoud Baktash, Turkish expert in calligraphy, in 2014.
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