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Close up of Arabic calligraphy wooden bamboo pen nib on a pile of wood shavings.

Qalam Thoughts

Life with pen, ink and paper. Conversations between the soul, heart, mind, body and all existing particles. There are traces and paths to remember.

When there are no particles left, life will be empty. However. Emptiness is freedom.

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Mango pudding jelly in a white bowl garnished with parsley leaves.

A Healthy Gratitude.

September 05, 2025

Gratitude should be the first degree of thought that one must undertake at any instant state of awareness.

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Fresh green foliage of Momiji or Japanese maple leaves over a stream, in spring season in Kyoto.

Wisdom of The Fools.

September 05, 2025

The only knowledge that is easy to practise is to live like a fool.

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Shadow of cyclist exercising in the early evening on a coastal park by the waters.

To Lead One's Body.

September 05, 2025

To compare with others and not giving its rights, is a shameful disrespect. And at times, a simple disrespect could possibly leave catastrophic damage.

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An Arabic calligraphy khat practitioner demonstrating writing a script using large bamboo pen.

One Strike, One Stroke.

September 05, 2025

The right angle, the right moment, the right decision, the very precise composition of thoughts, is required to compose the right stroke.

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Arabic calligraphy instruments displaying bamboo pen, ink well, ruler and written letter Wau or Va in Jawi.

The Orchestra of Ugly Writing.

September 05, 2025

Dissecting a dot into halves and quarters, each form is a space, carefully and affirmably decided by the orchestra team. The angles are set to define the breathing passages.

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Detailed construction of practising lettering formation in Arabic calligraphy Thuluth script.

The Middle-Cut.

September 05, 2025

The middle-cut is an invisible line that reflects the balance and harmony of the form, of each stroke. This middle-cut is not a centre line.

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Green leaf vegetable cut and divided in a graphic arrangement.

Working Hard on Honesty.

September 05, 2025

Laws are wiser when used as life solutions instead of defining rights and judgements. There are more hidden victims of truths than the surface values of the innocent.

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A close up detail view of a stroke of ink movement made by a traditional wooden calligraphy pen using a blue turquoise ink on semi-gloss art paper.

Listen.

August 19, 2025

To advance ourselves to go beyond our senses and capabilities, and to move ahead of our own capacity, we must truly learn the art of listening. Every craft, every thing, every being has its own form of conversation.

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Construction design sketch of Square Kufic script, or Kufi Murabba, forming into shape of a palm on square grid paper.

Inner Forms and Outer Forms.

August 19, 2025

Khat is an art of crafting lines. The formation of lines are made of inner forms and outer forms. It is critical to learn the inner and outer spaces of letters.

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A Khat or Arabic calligraphy drill practise of Naskh script exercises using 2 different size pen nibs.

Art and Science Of Lines.

August 19, 2025

Writing is a complex art and science of lines. It connects messages, behaviours, languages, civilisations, time, space, creations, entities, presences and visions, all only in the world of human beings.

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A female student practising traditional khat or Arabic calligraphy by using a wooden pen or qalam to copy a master’s work.

Posture, the Pillar of Crafting.

August 19, 2025

Often, the postures during construction went misaligned. These are fine hidden mistakes that must be prevented through a constant state of awareness of one's posture at all times.

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An open air cityscape view, at the open park space of Odaiba area in Tokyo, Japan.

Embrace.

August 12, 2025

Your feelings are not equivalent to the equations of science and logic. Definitely not. Never was the way you were meant to be created.

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