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Ayah (10:57) in Diwani Jali

Nihad Dukhan (Palestinian, born in 1964)
2020

Medium/Technique Ink on paper; marbled paper.
Dimensions Height x width: 51.7 × 65 cm (20 3/8 × 25 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Sophie M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number2024.2684
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsIslamic Art
ClassificationsCalligraphy

DescriptionText:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ

Translation:
People, a teaching from your Lord has come to you, a healing for what is in [your] hearts, and guidance and mercy for the believers.
Provenance2024, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: June18, 2024)