A section of Tahsinul Khat participants in a group photo with the guest of honour Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Mohd Jali bin Abd Latif from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Facilitators of the Arabic Calligraphy Workshop. From left to right: Farid Abd. Rahim (Kuwait), Jasim Mi'raj (Kuwait) and Ustaz Abd Baki bin Abu Bakar (Malaysia)
Farid Abd. Rahim, a facilitator from Kuwait with some participants in the workshop
Ustaz Abd Baki writing 'Nasakh Calligraphy' in Shauqy style on the blackboard
Cikgu Samri from Unit of Curriculum, Department of Islamic Studies communicating with his mentor
Cikgu Mohd Firdaus, a religious teacher from Kuala Belait practising Nasakh calligraphy
Everyone is listening attentively to Ustaz Abd Baki
Ustaz Haji Suhaibon bin Hj Othman is famed for his Arabic calligraphy and held in high esteemed by avid fans of Jawi and Arabic calligraphers in the region
Ustaz Abd Baki demonstrating his calligraphy skill
For Arabic and Jawi calligraphy, pens are made from bamboo, Resam fern or lemongrass. However, calligraphy pens can be made from aerial root of a tree called 'Akar Tunjang Pipit'. If you live in Belait District, you can hunt Akar Tunjang in Labi area.
Hunting for Akar Tunjang Pipit in Labi forest
The end product of Akar Tunjang Pipit, a calligrapy pen.
Ustaz Abd Baki uses a special range of calligraphic pens in the creation of his beautiful Arabic handwriting
Beautiful calligraphy work can be done with the use of various calligraphy pens such as pens made of wood. In all likelihood you were not interested the first time you saw it since it looks complicated. Actually making a wood pen can be challenging as you will be using calligraphy pen that you may not familiar with. The above wood pen is one of the Arabic calligraphy arsenal that Ustaz Mohd Baki has available to help him achieve what he want to do in his calligraphy endeavours
Another version of calligraphy pens that are made of ' Bengkawang'
The proper proportion of Thuluth style