Abstract:

The research demonstrates of identify the differences as well as similarities of the two important schools of Islamic calligraphy in Persia and Hindustan during Mughal period. It compares two schools in three different times: in the beginning, middle and end of this era. The visual analysis attempts to present clearer results with the help of details of pictures as the primary sources and demonstrating exact results by illustration and their captions. It uses a series of lines or angles to demonstrate the connection and difference between two similar parts of two masterpieces in the same time.

The literature review is a very important part of the thesis report. It is a big survey, research and collection of all available data about Islamic calligraphy which focuses on Persian calligraphy from different old and new sources in English, Farsi, Urdu and Arabic. It also directly uses primary sources and the original data in corroboration of the analyses such as direct survey of specimens of calligraphy including available inscriptions in variety of monuments inscriptions of Iran and India as well as manuscripts of Islamic calligraphy in different source of museums, libraries and privet collections in both countries.

There are some suggestions or proposes as the Contribution to Make New Data including: A) offers some New Classifications of Islamic Calligraphy Styles. B) Description of all Islamic Calligraphy Styles. C) Prepare a Chronology of Islamic Calligraphy. D) Make a long List of Islamic Calligraphers E) present a Terminology.