Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and CultureIstanbul1433 H/ 2012 AD9 th International Calligraphy Competitionin the name ofEkmeleddin Ihsanoglu1 2 3 ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION RESEARCH CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE 9th INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITION in the name of EEKKMMEELLEEDDDDNN HHSSAANNOOLLUU Istanbul, 1433/2012 4 THE INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITION TheideaoftheInternationalCalligraphyCompetitionwasfirstmentionedintheIstanbul DeclarationonIslamicArtsissuedbytheInternationalSymposiumontheCommon Principles,Forms andThemes of Islamic Arts which was organised by the Research Centre forIslamicHistory,ArtandCulture(IRCICA)inApril1983.Themastersandloversof calligraphyattendingthesymposiumconsideredvariousaspectsofthisartandemphasized theroleplayedbycalligraphyinunifyingdifferentbranchesofIslamicarts.Theyalso recognized the necessity and usefulness of organising a calligraphy competition. THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPETITION The purpose of this international competition is to revive and encourage the development of ClassicalIslamicCalligraphy.Thus,itaimstoencourageartistsofIslamiccalligraphyto produce works within the framework of the traditional spirit and rules and to protect it from trends which emerged outside of the principles of Classical Islamic Calligraphy. ThisattemptwillprovideacommongroundtoallMuslimcalligrapherstoexchangetheir knowledgeandapproaches,andenablethedevelopmentofamutuallyappreciatedartistic taste by Muslims all over the world. Inthespirittoencourageyoungartiststoemulatetheexamplesofthegreatmastersof calligraphy and, at the same time, to commemorate their achievements, the Centre organised thefirstinternationalcompetition(1986)inthenameofHamidal-Amidi(1891-1982),the second(1989)inthenameofYaqutal-Mustasimi(?-698/1298),thethird(1992)inthe nameofIbnal-Bawwab(?-413/1022)ontheoccasionofthemilleniumofhisdeath,the fourth(1997)inthenameofSheikhHamdullah(833-926/1429-1520),thefifth(2000)in thenameofSayyidIbrahim(1897-1994),thesixth(2003)inthenameofMirImadal-Hasani(961-1024/1554-1615)onthe400th yearHijraofhisdeath,theseventh(2006)in thenameoftheIraqicalligrapherHashimMuhammadal-Baghdadi(1335-1393/1917-1973) andtheeighthinthenameoftheSyriancalligrapherMuhammedBadawial-Dirani(1312-1387/1894-1967). Wearehonouredtodedicatetheninthcalligraphycompetitiontoaneminentscholarwho made outstanding contributions towards reviving and promoting the art of calligraphy: Prof. Ekmeleddin hsanolu. 5 EKMELEDDN HSANOLU Founder Director General (1980 Dec. 2004) of the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art andCulture(IRCICA)inIstanbul,andcurrentSecretaryGeneral(Jan.2005-)ofthe OrganisationofIslamicCooperation(OIC).Inacknowledgmentofhisvariedactivitiesand sustained patronage of the art of calligraphy, since 1980, he is credited with the revival of this art and the stimulation of artistic and official interest in it, not only at the level of the Islamic world but also at global level. Organizedthefirstinternationalcalligraphycompetitionin1986,acompetitionwhichis currentlywitnessingpreparationsforitsninthedition,inappreciationofhismeritsand gracious support. Organized multiple exhibitions of major contemporary calligraphers and had them staged in differentpartsoftheworld.Healsomentoredthenewgenerationofcalligraphersfrom differentcountries,organizedtrainingcoursesforthem,revivedthetraditionofIjaza CertificationawardingandstagedthefirstofficialinternationalIjazaawardingceremony for the American calligrapher Mohamed Zakaria, in 1988. Oversaw the preparation of a reference book on the art of calligraphy and had it published in English, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese and Malay. He also published masterpieces of calligraphy, as well as calligraphy exercise books (mashqs) crafted by leading calligraphers. Supervisedtheproductionoftwodocumentaryfilmsonthemostprominentcalligrapherin the20thcentury,namelyHamidal-Amadi(Ayta),andtwoamongtheleadingartistsin gilding and ornamentation, namely Prof. Tahsin Demironat and Mrs. Rikkat Kunt.Served as a faculty member in a number of science faculties, and later became first professor and founder chairman of the Department of History of Science in the Istanbul University. He isalsothefounderchairmanofboththeTurkishSocietyofHistoryofScienceandthe FoundationforResearchonIslamicHistory,ArtandCulture(SAR).Inaddition,heserved aschairmanoftheInternationalUnionoftheHistoryandPhilosophyofScience(IUHPS) from 2001 to 2005, and is currently a member of a wide range of international associations, scientificcouncilsandadvisoryboardsofacademicinstitutions,centres,institutesand editorialboardsofmanymagazinesinbothIslamicandWesterncountries.Amonghis publications are a number of books, essays and researches in English, Turkish and Arabic on science and the history of sciences, Islamic culture, Turkish culture, relations between Islam andtheWest,andTurkish-Arabrelations.Manyoftheseworkshavebeentranslatedinto otherorientalandwesternlanguages.Hehasbeentherecipientofmanymedalsand decorationsfromKingsandHeadsofStateandwasawardedhonorarydoctoratesfroma number of universities in different parts of the world. His interestin the art of calligraphy started in his early childhood, at his parental home, his father being endowed with a good handwriting and a pronounced love for calligraphy which he practiced indeed; so much so that he was fond of copying rare books, which he wanted to haveamonghisliterarypossessions.ThusfromhisearlychildhoodEkmeleddinhsanolu was surrounded by many ornate calligraphic paintings hanging on the walls of his home, one ofwhichwasthesplendidworkofthelateHamidal-Amidi,afragmentfromapoembythe Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I drawn in imitation of the writing of Mehmed Esad el-Yesar. Thus hehadgainedanearlyinterestincalligraphyandsoundacquaintancewithitsstateinthe Muslim world. 6 01. ORGANISING COMMITTEE The Organising Committee is established under the Chairmanship of the Director General of the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA). 02. JURY OF THE COMPETITION The Jury of the Competition consists of the following experts who are renowned in the field of Classical Islamic Calligraphy: Members of the Jury - Dr. Halit Eren, IRCICA Director General, Chairman of the Organising Committee - Mr. Musad Khudair al-Borsaidi, Master of Calligraphy, Egypt - Mr. Ubayda Muhammed Salih al-Banki, Master of Calligraphy, Syria - Mr. Hamidi Bel'id, Master of Calligraphy, Morocco - Dr. Abdul-Rida Bahiye, Master of Calligraphy, Iraq - Mr. Jalil Resuli, Master of Calligraphy, Iran - Mr. Fuad Baar, Master of Calligraphy, Turkey - Mr. Davud Bekta, Master of Calligraphy, Turkey Honorary Members - Mr. Ahmed Ziya brahim, Master of Calligraphy, Saudi Arabia - Mr. Hasan elebi, Master of Calligraphy, Turkey - Prof. M. Uur Derman, Expert and Historian of Calligraphy, Turkey - Dr. Mohammed Cherifi, Master of Calligraphy, Algeria 03. COMPETITION SECRETARIAT 03.01 AllactivitiesrelatedtothecompetitionwillbecoordinatedbytheTheInternational CompetitionSecretariatestablishedattheResearchCentreforIslamicHistory,Artand Culture -IRCICA. Competition Coordinator: Mr. Said Kasmolu 03.02 All correspondence concerning the Competition should be addressed to: The International Calligraphy Competition SecretariatResearch Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)Yldz Saray, Seyir Kk, Barbaros Bulvar, 34349 Beikta-Istanbul, Turkey Phone: +90212 259 1742, Fax: +90212 258 4365, e-mail: calligraphy@ircica.org 03.03 TheCompetitionSecretariatcannotbeheldresponsiblefortheprocedureofworkor decisions of the Jury before or after the results of the competition are announced. 7 04. SUBJECT AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMPETITION 04.01 Styles The Competition covers the following styles: a. Jaly Thuluth To be written with a pen of at least 5 mm. nibas a circular, oval or similarly shaped singlepiece composition. The paper can be used either horizontally or vertically. b. Thuluth To be written with a pen of maximum 2-3 mm. nib on lines parallel to each other. The paper can be used either horizontally or vertically. c. Naskh To be written with a pen of 1 mm. nib maximum on two pages facing each other on the same paper. d. Jaly Taliq To be written following Yesarizades school with a pen of not less than 5 mm.-wide nib. e. Taliq (Nastaliq) TobewrittenfollowingMirImadsschoolonobliqueorhorizontallinesonthesamepaper with a pen of 2-3 mm. nib. f. Jaly Diwani To be written with a pen of 3-4 mm. nib. The participants should take care not to repeat the followingwidespreadmistakesinthisstyle.Theworksthatcontainthesemistakeswillbe disqualified. 1- The letter dal at the end of a word ( ), should be written as ( ) rather than as ( ). 2- The vowel marks (..) can be used only where necessary; they should not be used repeatedly for the sake of decoration. g. Diwani To be written in horizontal lines parallel to each other, with a pen of 2 mm. nib maximum. h. KufiTo be written with a reed pen of maximum 4-5 mm. nib in Kufic Mushaf style. i. Riqa To be written with a pen of 1-3 mm. nib. j. Maghribi To be written in Mabsut style with a pen of of 1 mm. nib maximum. 8 04.02 Rules The works to be submitted to the competition should be written in the traditional way, with a reedpen,inconformitywiththeclassicalrules.Classicalblackinkmustbeusedinorderto reflect the movement of the reed pen. 04.03 Basis of Evaluation The works will be evaluated on the basis of the rules of the classical art of calligraphy. Entries thatcontainerrorsinthecompositionandorderofthetextwhichchangethemeaningwill notbeevaluated.Likewise,entrieswhichdonotfollowtheregulationsmentionedinthis booklet and/or containorthographic errors willbe disqualified, whatever their artistic value may be. 04.04 Competition Texts In order to provide equal chances to all participants, the following texts are given for each style. a) Jaly Thuluth (Surat al-Fath, 28) - ., , . . _ .. _ _. ,L,_-_. . _. , ., , . b)Thuluth (Surat al-Baqara, 285-286) _. .. , . ., _. ., , _. _ .. ..... ,. . ._. .- _,, .. \ . . .-. ., ., ....-i , .. \... .\ ., ,, .. . ,,. ,, . . , ,- . \ .. -. .,. _.-. \.,..L- ., .. . _. ...-. \ ., ., _. _. ..-.. . . , . .i \ . .. .. . ..- .\ . ,._ : _. . .. c) Naskh (Imam al-Busiris Muzariyya poem)1 .-. _. _ . .. _. . , ,. .- . _ . , . _., _ . , - . . _. _L _. . ,- . . .. - - .. - . _ - . , . -- . .. . 1 Dr. Yusri Rashid al-Hasani, al-Durar al-Nakiya fi Awrad al-Tariqa al-Sadiqiya, Wabil Sayyib, Cairo, 2009, p. 167. 9 ,,.. ... .. . , , . ... . .. . _ ; .. - . , L- .. -L- .,- . , - , , _ .. , .,i _. . , , ... ..- .. _ . _. , -, . -. . . , . .. ... . , - _, . , . L - . , . .L . .... - - . _ _ - . . . _ ..L _-,L.. .-. . , , - _ . . ; ,. . .._. - .- , . . - . . , . - , .- . - , i. : . , -.: ... .-. .. ; , ,... _. , . - _ ; . _. . .. - . .:. ... . _. . , ,.. , ,. . ;. - . .. . _ . .. . _,. . ,- _ i _ ,. . L _ , , . . _- .. _, . ._.... , _. - , _ .- . _ . .- . . .. - - .. -; . .. . .-.. _, - -. .. -. .- . .. . , i, -\ .- _:,. .. \ \. ... , L. , , \, _ .: .. ,-. , ... - . . .. _. .- . .- . . ..: . _. . . - ,... _ , . . .. . . . _ . . ,:. . ..; . ... _. . ...,. .... _ .. _.. - , : _ :- .. . . . : , . . - , ...- _,. -,. . - . .. - , . - , .. . ., . :... .- .. ,,. ,.\., :, \ .. _. \ _ ,. _ . _ ,- , .. -. _.- _. - . ... ,: - . _ . _ -. . , - . _ _. . . _,- -10 .L . - . - . , - , - ,_ . -. .: . ; - . , . _..:. ,. .. L _ ., . , _ . _ .L- . . , ;,. .-. . -. ,..L. _,- _,.-. . . _.- ;.. ,. _. - . . ; . ..-. _.. ,-i ... _ , . ..-.: .

d) Jaly Taliq 2 ... .. ...- .. . .;- ,,. ..... ... _.- _., . _- _,.. .. .. ..- .. ,-L ,... , e) Taliq (Naskhtaliq) 3 ., _. . . - : . - _ .-. ..-. ..: _. _ - ... _:. : ,, ,, _-. _. , _ . , . .. .. .. - ..-. . - .. ..- _... - .. .. .. .. _.. - 2 M. Akif Ersoy, Safahat, Book 5, sr- lmiye Ktbhanesi Neriyat, stanbul 1928, p. 11. 3 Mawlana, Jalal al-Din Rumi, Klliyat emsi Tebrizi, Rbaiyyat, Published by Nashri Tulu, p. 1424. 11 f) Jaly Diwani (Surat al-Isra, 80-82) __-- . . -. _.- - . . _- .. _. - _.. _. . .L ., . _- _i, _- _- _i, - *.._. . . - . : ..- \ _,.. .. .- \ _,.L g) Diwani 4 ,. _. . _ ,... -.. . _. ,... -... ;. .-., ,,. _- ., -.' . :._. ,,-.,- - . L ,. ,., _-., . , . -. ,,.... ._- . ,-. ,,.-_. _ -.,-, - _,, -.. . , -.. - -._, ., .- _, -. , .. -. _ . -.. h) Kufi: (Surah al-Qadr) ,. .- _ - , * . .: ., _ ..* ., . .: . * .,_. ,- .: . , .*.. . _ _. ,, , , ,, . ;.* ; .L. _.- _- -. i) Riqa and j) Maghribi . _. _ , .L , .-_, _,- ,, ... _.. . . , _.. ,L- ,.. .. ,L. ,. .,._, .,. ,... , . _- . .. , . .-, , . , .. , .. ... .- .._ - L. .-, _ . .- \ _. _.. _ ,. _,.- _. . _. . ,. _ _.. ..4 Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Salam Saffuri, Nuzhat al-Madjalis wa Muntakhab al-Nafais, p. 323. 12 _.- ,- _ _, _ , _- .,_, _..i ,. _.. . _.-- _.. _ _ _. _.._,- _. . _. ,. .,: . , _ . _:- _ , . __,-_- _ , . . , ,. _ . ,.. . . ,. _ __, -. _ ,. _ , .- ,. _, ,. - ,. _ . . _ ,-_,. ,- _. ,. . _ . _.L. -. .. .-. , , . . ,-_,,- .. _ . ,. ., . _ _,- _ _ .,. _ _ .. _ _ .. _. . ,._,- _ . _ ,.(5) 05. AWARDS AND COPYRIGHT 05.01 AwardstotalingUS$124,500.-areallocatedfortheEkmeleddinhsanoluCalligraphy Competition, to be distributed as follows: StyleIst Award2nd Award3rd AwardTotal a. Jaly Thuluth7,5005,0002,50015,000 b. Thuluth7,5005,0002,50015,000 c. Naskh7,5005,0002,50015,000 d. Jaly Taliq5,0003,0002,00010,000 e. Taliq5,0003,0002,00010,000 f. Jaly Divani5,0003,0002,00010,000 g. Divani3,0002,0001,0006,000 h. Kufi2,0001,5001,0004,500 i. Riqa2,0001,5001,0004,500 j. Maghribi2,0001,5001,0004,500 Total46,50030,50017,50094,500 Toencouragetheparticipants,thethreebestcalligraphiestofollowafterthefirstthree award-winningworksinallfieldswillreceiveincentiveprizesofUS$1,000each (10x3x1,000=US$30,000).Thus,thetotalnumberofawardsandincentiveprizeswillbe 60. 5 al-Qulub al-Daria, Define Yaynlar, stanbul 2010, p. 22. 13 05.02 The Jury may judge that none of the works submitted in one or more of the styles is worthy of the first prize or for the incentive prizes. The decision of the Jury in such a case is final as in all other cases and no objection can be made to this judgment. 05.03 AllworkssubmittedtothecompetitionwillbecomepropertiesofIRCICA,regardlessof whethertheywinaprizeornot.Theseworkswillbeexhibitedfirstattheheadquartersof IRCICAinIstanbulandtheninIslamiccountries.Theymaybepublishedorreproducedby the Centre. 05.04 Information about the date and procedures of the presentation of awards will be released by the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) at a later date. The Centre willalsoconsiderorganisinganawardpresentationceremonytowhichthewinnersofthe firstprizeswillbeinvitedandwhichwillbeaccompaniedbyanexhibitionoftheirworks together with a symposium on the art of calligraphy. 05.05 Certificates of appreciation will be presented to award-winning participants. 06. CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES OF PARTICIPATION 06.01 Subjecttotherulesandregulationssetoutinthisbooklet,thiscompetitionisopentoall individuals capable of producing a work of classical Islamic calligraphy. 06.02 Participantsmaysubmitatmostoneworkineachoftwoseparatecategoriesofstyles amongthetencategories.Workssubmittedinmorethantwostylecategoriesormorethan one in one style category will be strictly disregarded. 06.03 Calligraphers who won or shared the first prize in the past competitions can participate in the present competition. 06.04 TheenclosedformshouldbefilledandsenttotheCompetitionSecretariatbytheendof October 2012 at the latest to be able to participate in the competition. 06.05 Sendingtheworks:Thetextsshouldnotbeilluminated;theyshouldnotbebent,folded, pressed,framedorpastedonpaperboard.Theparticipantmaydeliverhis/herwork(s)in personorbyregisteredmail.EntriesshouldreachtheCompetitionSecretariatbytheend of February 2013. 14 06.06 Theparticipantsareadvisedtosendallcorrespondencebyregisteredmailtoensure timeliness.TheCompetitionSecretariatwillnotanswerlettersofparticipants unless necessary. 07. FORMAT CONDITIONS 07.01 For consideration by the jury, all entries shall observe the following rules and conditions: a. Identity: The text shall not carry any name, mark or impression which may indicate the identity of the participant. b. Colour: The text should be written with black ink preferably on glossy paper of off- white or light color usually used in calligraphy. c. Dimensions: Works should be written on 40x60 cm. paper. Entries that do not conform to these dimensions shall be disqualified. d.Packing:Careshouldbetakentouseproperpackagingtomakesurethatthe entries reach the Secretariat in flat form, without being bent or folded. 07.02 Liability:Theinstitutionorganizingthecompetitionortheconcerneddepartmentisnot liable, in any respect, for the delays, damages or losses which may occur in the post. 08. COMPETITION CALENDAR EkmeleddinhsanoluCalligraphyCompetitionwillbeorganizedaccordingtothefollowing calendar: 08.01 Announcement of the Competition1 March 2012 08.02 Deadline for registration31 October 2012 08.03 Deadline for submitting the entries28 February 2013 08.04 Jury meetingApril 2013 08.05 Announcement of the Competition resultsMay 2013 15 9th INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITIONIN THE NAME OF EKMELEDDN HSANOLU Participation Form Name, Surname:.... Place & year of birth: ..... Name of your calligraphy teacher(*):. Exhibition you organized or participated in(*): FOTORAF ............................... ............................ Education: ... Profession: ... Nationality: .. Signatureused on your work

Branches of styles you wish to participate in a- Jaly Thuluth a- Thuluthb- Naskh c- Jaly Taliq d- Taliq e- Jaly Diwani f-Diwani g- Kufih- Riqai- Maghribi Permanent Adress : Telephone, Fax & e-mail (**) : .... (*) Please answer if revlevant. (**) This form can be returned by mail, fax or e-mail. 16 On behalf of Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) The International Calligraphy Competition Secretariat wishes success to all participants and thanks them for their valuable contributions. Istanbul, 2012 This booklet is available in English, Arabic and Turkish. A copy may be requestedfrom the Competition Secretariat by indicating the language preferred. Yldz Saray, Seyir Kk, Barbaros Bulvar Beikta 34349 stanbul, Trkiye Phone: +90 212 259 1742 Fax: +90 212 258 4365 ircica.org calligraphy@ircica.org Page Set up: Said Kasmolu, Printed at: . - Istanbul