Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan Explained

PP Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan
Birth Name:	Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan
Birth Date:	2 November 1956
Birth Place:	Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
Nationality:	Pakistani
Field:	Calligraphy,Khat-e-Sulas Thuluth.
Movement:	Islamic calligraphy

Ustad Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan (Urdu استاد شفیق الزماں خان a famous Pakistani calligrapher and head of restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi the second holiest site of Muslims in the world.^[1] He was born in Rawalpindi 2 November 1956 and grew up in Karachi Pakistan.^[2] He is inspired by famous Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} He is known for work in the Arabic calligraphy styles of Khat-e-Sulas and Thuluth.^[8]

Awards

• first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition 2012

Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan won first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition organized in Makkah.^[9]

• Presidential Pride of Performance تمغائے حسن کارکردگی in Pakistan in 2014.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the Pakistani calligrapher painstakingly restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi. 20 December 2019.
2. Web site: Mr. Shafique–ul-Zaman renowned Islamic Calligrapher visited MUL - Minhaj University Lahore.
3. Web site: Ummah, Pakistan can promote soft image through calligraphy. 19 January 2018.
4. Web site: The Person Who Does the Calligraphy in Masjid an Nabawi for 30 Years. 11 June 2019.
5. Web site: Calligraphy workshop by Ustad Shafiq Uz Zaman - National Textile University Faisalabad | NTU.
6. Web site: Shafiq al-Zaman's Story of calligraphy. Ours Mini World. 17 August 2021.
7. https://www.pakconsulate.ca/forms/PressReleases/calligraphy%20brochure.pdf?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
8. Web site: 'Calligraphic work of Shafiq-uz-Zaman to be published' .
9. Web site: Pakistani calligrapher wins award in Makkah | islam.ru.
10. Web site: President calls for promoting progressive image of Pakistan. 27 August 2015.