Iraqi Artist Creates World’s Largest Handwritten Quran

Iraqi Artist creates world’s largest handwritten Quran

Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman completed the world’s largest handwritten Quran after six years of tireless work. Each page measures four meters in length and one and a half meters in width. Ali Zaman, born in 1971 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, developed a love for Islamic calligraphy in his childhood. He left his jewelry-making career in 2013 to focus entirely on calligraphy. In 2017, he moved with his family to the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, to…

Former Iraqi Goldsmith Completes World's Largest Handwritten Quran in Six Years

Ali Zaman, a former Iraqi goldsmith, has achieved an extraordinary milestone by completing what is believed to be the world’s largest handwritten Quran in Istanbul. The project, which took six years of hard work and patience, is a remarkable example of devotion, craftsmanship, and faith. The massive manuscript measures about 4 meters in length and 1.5 meters in width. Every word and design was created completely by hand, using traditional reed p…