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Oman's New Electronic Qur'an Solving Discrepancies Between Historical Text, Rules of Calligraphy and Azhar Orthography

DecoType Dynamic Rasm typeface, used for the chapter headings of the Oman1 digital Qur'an
October 21, 2019
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hagerty Hall Room 159

Presenters: Alicia González Martínez and Thomas Milo

The Omani electronic edition of the Qur'an was launched in 2017 by the ministry of endowments and religious Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman. This digital edition takes into account calligraphic legacy of Arabic with its complicated orthography and elaborate script rules. For this official edition of the Sultanate of Oman, new computer typography had to be invented. Verses of the Qur'an are displayed with a computer model of the Ottoman writing style (naskh style). The challenge was to reconcile its delicate script grammar with orthography of the Qur'an printed in 1924. In this regard the digital edition of the Omani Qur'an is a master piece combining calligraphy and precise digital structure.