Reference for hadith texts (Wensinck's Concordance)
object\mobile calligraphic panel (levha)
architectural element\free-standing pillar
paper\type of paper\Javanese treebark paper (dluwang)
gold ink\powdered gold dusted over primed surface
Type of Text (marginalia & Intext insertion)
one group of characters underpins the next
irregular spaces between groups of words
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā’, lām and qāf bowl
before / after medial bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, nūn, yāʾ
baseline between hā' and the following letter
transition between different letters and 'alif
transition between different letters and ḥāʾ mardufah
Conventional - knotted: joining tāʾ marbūṭa
alif - foot contouring the previous letter.
alif - final ‘alif with spur below the baseline
alif - final ‘alif with top middle serif
alif - final ‘alif with top left elongated serif
initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah)
initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah) with s-shape body
initial and medial elongated (mabsūṭah) with spiral head
initial, medial shaft with serif on the left
Kaf - two elongated parallel strokes with top angular spur and rounded transition
two elongated parallel strokes topped by a short diagonal stroke
two elongated parallel strokes with triangular fillings
initial /medial compact form rounded body
Initial /medial compact form diagonal body
Initial, medial and final shaft slightly inclined to left
initial, medial and final compact form (mashkūlah)
final and isolated with vertical shaft curving at the bottom (kāf dāliyya)
stylized top arm crossing over the main shaft
diagonal top arm mid-height of main shaft
tall vertical shaft curved with small eye at baseline
final vertical shaft with top arm (sarkaj)
final vertical shaft, slightly inclined to left with top arm (sarkaj)
vertical shaft curving at the bottom (kāf dāliyya)
diagonal shaft looping backwards with extended bottom stroke
curvilinear shaft looping backwards with extended bottom stroke
one consecutive stroke with looped shaft
ṭā' / ẓā' - two elongated parallel strokes
two elongated parallel strokes with top angular spur and rounded transition
rounded swollen body, thick horizontal bottom stroke
top arm elongated shaft tapers from thin to thick
ṭā' / ẓā' - shaft tapers from thick to thin
shaft inclined to left with bevelled toprā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail
rā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail ending in hairline
rā'/zā' - short curvilinear hairline tail
rā'/zā' - long thick angular oblique tail hairline ending
rā'/zā' - long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending
rā'/zā' - long thick angular oblique tapered tail
rā'/zā' - long flat curvilinear tapered tail
"rā'/zā' - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending
rā'/zā' - long oblique tapered tail, hairline ending
rā'/zā' - s-shape ending in ascending hairline
rā'/zā' - thick angular oblique tapered tail
rā'/zā' - long curvilinear tail ending in hairline
wāw - short curvilinear tail ending in hairline
wāw - long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending
wāw - long thick angular oblique tapered tail hairline ending
wāw - long thick angular oblique tapered tail
wāw - long flat curvilinear tapered tail
wāw - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending
wāw - long oblique tapered tail, hairline ending
wāw - long curvilinear tail ending in hairline
wāw -angular horizontal tail ending in split palmette
wāw - thick angular oblique tapered tail
rā'/zā' - angular horizontal tail ending in split palmette
rā'/zā' - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending
mīm - s-shape ending in ascending hairline
long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending
mīm - long thick angular oblique tapered tail
mīm - long flat curvilinear tapered tail
mīm - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending
mīm - long oblique tapered tail, hairline ending
concave downstroke with left serif at the end
Nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf descenders
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - elongated curvilinear flattened bowl
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - elongated curvilinear flattened ascending bowl
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - curvilinear flattened bowl
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - short curvilinear flattened bowl
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - crescent bowl
deep bowl extending upward over baseline
deep semicircular bowl extending over baseline
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - deep plunging bowl
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - plunging bowl
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - crescent tail
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - long diagonal tail
diagonal stroke ending in sharp horizontal wedge
long vertical downstroke with horizontal stroke
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - open straight bowl on baseline
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - long curvilinear tail
deep bowl ending in horizontal concave wave
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - V shape ending in horizontal concave wave
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - vertical downstroke
long curvilinear hairline ending in thick stroke
diagonal stroke ending in thick ascending stroke
final lām straight horizontal bowl below baseline
jīm/ḥāʾ/khā' and ‘ain/ghayn - concave downstroke
backward stroke ending in vertical shaft
backward stroke returning in a second parallel stroke
elongated backward stroke contouring previous letter shapes
elongated backward stroke curving upward
backward horizontal stroke below baseline
backward horizontal stroke with initial angle raised over baseline
backward horizontal stroke with final angular upstroke
backward horizontal stroke below baseline with initial angle raised over baseline
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - elongated curvilinear flattened bowl
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - elongated curvilinear flattened ascending bowl
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - short curvilinear flattened bowl
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - curvilinear flattened bowl
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - open straight bowl on baseline
elongated open straight bowl on baseline
short straight bowl on baseline with final triangle
short straight bowl on baseline tapering to a point
short straight bowl on baseline with thick backstroke
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - deep plunging bowl
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - plunging bowl
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - curvilinear flattened tail
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - V shape ending in horizontal concave wave
tall denticles perpendicular to baseline
oblique denticles inclined to left with final triangle
rounded base denticles with first denticle extended
first denticle with left triangular serif
initial/medial slightly inclined to left
initial accentuated curve to left with rounded head
medial oblique stroke crossing the baseline
isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah)
isolated one-eyed triangle, left stem extended upwards with hook
isolated one-eyed round loop, left stem extended upwards
isolated one-eyed round loop, right stem extended upwards
isolated one-eyed round loop, right stem extended upwards with hook
isolated one-eyed round loop, stem extended leftwards
isolated one-eyed loop with downward curving stems
isolated short vertical shaft looped rightwards with oblique stroke
initial / medial two consecutive closed loops
medial bottom open loop and top closed loop
medial v-shape with bottom closed loop towards the right
medial v-shape with bottom open loop towards the right
initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr)
initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with open arm
initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with extended arm
initial/medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with right hook
initial / medial rounded double eyed (wajh al-hirr)
initial / medial rounded double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with extended arm
initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah)
medial swollen double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah)
medial two-eyed trapezoid diagonal to the baseline
medial two adjacent rectangles on baseline
initial / medial two adjacent triangles on baseline
initial / medial two adjacent soft triangles on baseline
initial / medial two adjacent triangles with open bottom in first triangle
two adjacent triangles with open top in first triangle
medial double loop forming a knot over the baseline
initial and medial circular loop divided by short vertical shaft
final one-eyed (mardufah) inclined to left
final one-eyed (mardufah) soft triangle on baseline
final one-eyed (mardufah) with final bottom stroke left unclosed
final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft inclined to left
final simple downward stroke (makhṭufah)
final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft / sometimes with serif
final one-eyed (mardufah) diamond shaped
final one-eyed with long backward stroke
final s-shape ascending tail with bevelled ending
final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft
final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft and backward stroke
final one-eyed (mardufah) triangular with elongated vertical shaft
curvilinear head horizontally accentuated
compact inverted triangle / open or closed eye
wide inverted triangle with thin right stroke
fatḥa, kasra vocalization and diacritics
vertical stroke inclined to left (before a long)
stroke placed below the diacritical letter points
denticles inclined to left with final left triangle
short denticles with extended left stroke
wide denticles with extended left stroke
thick horizontal stroke and middle vertical stroke
subscript miniature letter for hā’/ ʿayn/ sīn / sād / ṭa
one or several subscript dots dāl / rāʾ/ sīn
superscript miniature kāf for medial or inital form
superscript hamzah (nabrah) for medial/final kāf
initial ‘ayn and ghayn with large curled eyebrow
isolated and final dāl and dhāl concave downward stroke looping backwards and final spur