Nastaʿlīq (Persian: نستعلیق, from نسخ Naskh and تعلیق Taʿlīq) is one of the main calligraphic hands used in writing the Persian alphabet, and traditionally the predominant style in Persian calligraphy.[1] It was developed in Iran in the 14th and 15th centuries.[2] It is sometimes used to write Arabic-language text (where it is known as Taʿlīq or Persian and is mainly used for titles and headings), but its use has always been more popular in the Persian, Turkic and Urdu sphere of influence. Nastaʿlīq remains very widely used in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and other countries for written poetry and as a form of art. [3]
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As Nastali'q is the preferred writing style for the Persian, Urdu, Dari, and Turkic languages, there is a necessity for the use of Nastali'q font to be available on Wikisource-digitized books on the languages mentioned above. To produce Nastali'q text with this template, use
{{Nastaliq|}} or {{nas|}}.
Example:
{{nas|بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ}} produces بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ.
- ↑ The Cambridge History of Islam. By P. M. Holt, et al., Cambridge University Press, 1977, ISBN 0-521-29138-0, p. 723.
- ↑ Hamed, Payman. "Famous Calligraphers - Persian Calligraphy- All about Persian Calligraphy". www.persiancalligraphy.org.
- ↑ Gulzar,Rahman, Atif,Shafiq (2007). "Nastaleeq: A challenge accepted by Omega" (PDF). TUGboat. 29: 1–6.