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Arabic calligraphy flourishing in the West

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Even non-Muslims can’t help but fall madly in love with the beautiful Islamic culture and let it be part of their lives. After all, this great faith has so much enriching to offer to the world. And one such person keen to make it happen is Josh Berer, an impassioned American calligrapher whose heart and soul simply beats for Arabic calligraphy. He believes that the Arabic script of all scripts brought into being, is by far the most flexible, versatile and capable of the greatest degree of creativity one can ever think of. As a matter of fact, it was a predestined journey for him that he would later stumble upon and find out what he really wanted out of life. So what made him become a true devotee of Arabic calligraphy in the first place? “I first fell in love with this beautiful handwriting art as a 19-year-old graffiti artist who had just started learning Arabic. When I moved to college, I continued with my lessons in Arabic language and encountered Arabic calligraphy.” And

PINGIN PANJANG UMUR.......?

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Pernah dulu setiap lepas sholat ashar..di bulan puasa Di teras masjid Pondok Pesantren Sabililhuda Bukaan Keling Kepung,. Saya mengikuti pengajian kitab kuning Ta’lim Muta’alim.. Yang salah satu babnya membahas cara memperpanjang usia, Diantara sebab usia menjadipanjang, ialah berbuat bakti, menyingkiri perbuatanyang menyakitkan orang lain, menghormati sesepuh dan bersilatu rahmi. Demikian pula,di setiap pagi dan sore selalu membaca:Subhanallahi milal mijani wamuntahal ilmi wamablagharridha wajinatal arsyi wala illaha illallahu mil’almijani wamuntahal ilmi wamablagharridha wajinatal arsyi wallahuakbar mil’al mijani wamuntahal ilmi wamablagharridha wajinatal arsyi. (Maha suci Allah dengan sepenuh mijan sejauh ilmu sejauh ridha setimbang arasy, tiadatuhan selain Allah dengan sepenuh mizan sejumlah ilmusejauh ilmu setimbang arasy,dan Allah Maha Agungdengansepenuh mizan sejumlah ilmu sejauh ridha setimbang arasy berulang 3 kali) Disamping itu, hendaknya jangan menebang pepohon an y