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The History of God
FIELD No. 4018
Visual depiction of Allāh in classical Arabic calligraphy

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Vol. IV · Monotheism

Allāh in classical Arabic calligraphy

the divine name formed in Naskh script on illuminated manuscript paper

surrounded by fine geometric arabesque borders in cobalt and gold

Organization
Abrahamic Monotheism
Time period
c. 1200 BCE – present
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how Names of the One God has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

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Ho Theos

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 Visual depiction of Ruach Ha-Kodesh

Ruach Ha-Kodesh

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 Visual depiction of Al-Wasi'

Al-Wasi'

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