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Summary: This article shares 106 different visual styles for writing the Tasmiya, the phrase used by Muslims before beginning an act in the name of Allah. The English version preserves the source order, labels, and images while keeping the text simple and direct.

Happy Eid al-Fitr. I am sharing 106 styles of the Basmala that I have photographed before.

Jiangsu

Plaque at Jingjue Mosque in Nanjing



Plaque at Shanxiang Mosque in Zhenjiang



Brick carving at Shanxiang Mosque in Zhenjiang



Stele head at Gurun Mosque in Zhenjiang (formerly located at Siyaowo outside the South Gate of Zhenjiang)



Henan

Brick carving at the women's school of Dongda Mosque in Kaifeng



Plaque at Dongda Mosque in Kaifeng



Plaque at Beida Mosque in Zhengzhou, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Beida Mosque in Zhengzhou, Henan



Plaque at Xiguan Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Wood carving at Xiguan Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Beida Mosque in Qinyang, Henan



Stele head at Beida Mosque in Qinyang, Henan



Plaque at Erxianmiao Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Erxianmiao Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Wood carving at the West Mosque in Daxinzhuang, Bo'ai, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Dongda Mosque in Daxinzhuang, Bo'ai, Henan



Shandong

Brick carving at Dangdong Mosque in Jinan, Shandong



Minbar wood carving at Dangdong Mosque in Jinan, Shandong



Niche (yaowo) at the West Mosque in Liaocheng, Shandong



Calligraphy at the East Mosque in Linqing, Shandong.



Wood carvings at the North Mosque in Linqing, Shandong.



Brick carvings at the North Mosque in Linqing, Shandong.



Stele head at the South Great Mosque in Jinan, Shandong.



Stele head at the South Great Mosque in Jinan, Shandong.







Calligraphy at the South Great Mosque in Jinan, Shandong.



Brick carvings at the Taicheng Mosque in Tai'an, Shandong.



Kiln pit (yaowo) at the Taicheng Mosque in Tai'an, Shandong.



Beijing.

Plaque at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing.



Glazed tiles (liuli) at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Dongsi Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Shahe Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Xiguanshi Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Dewai Fayuan Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Funei Zhengyuan Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Xihui Mosque in Beijing.



Tianjin.

Plaque at the Yangcun North Great Mosque in Wuqing, Tianjin.



Plaque at the East Great Mosque in Tianjin.



Plaque at the North Mosque (Beidasi) in Tianmu, Tianjin



Hebei.

Plaque at the Zhuozhou Mosque in Hebei.



Plaque at the Zhuozhou Mosque in Hebei.



Sichuan

Plaque at the mosque in Langzhong, Sichuan



Stele head at the Shanghe Street Mosque in Guangyuan, Sichuan



Stele head at the Shanghe Street Mosque in Guangyuan, Sichuan



Kiln site at the Ma Family Mosque in Yankou, Wusheng, Sichuan



Kiln site at the West Mosque in Xichang, Sichuan



Shaanxi

Plaque at the Shuhe Mosque in Shaanxi



Stele head at the Shuhe Mosque in Shaanxi



Stele head at the Shuhe Mosque in Shaanxi



Calligraphy at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the North Mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Calligraphy plaque by Imam Ma Qianyi at the Great Mosque on Huajue Lane in Xi'an, Shaanxi



Kiln site at the Nancheng Mosque in Xi'an, Shaanxi



Stele head at the Xiaopiyuan Mosque in Xi'an



Plaque at the Great Mosque on Huajue Lane in Xi'an



Liaoning

Plaque at the mosque in Lingyuan, Liaoning



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Kaiyuan, Liaoning



Plaque at the mosque in Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning



Plaque at the mosque in Dalian, Liaoning



Calligraphy at Fengcheng Mosque in Dandong, Liaoning



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Xinmin Mosque in Shenyang, Liaoning



Plaque at Xinmin Mosque in Shenyang, Liaoning



Jilin

Plaque at Changtong Road Mosque in Changchun, Jilin



Heilongjiang

Brick carving at Bukui Mosque in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang





Restaurant entrance in Harbin, Heilongjiang



Plaque at Acheng Mosque in Harbin, Heilongjiang



Macau

Wood carving at the mosque in Macau



Guangdong

Stele head at the Ancient Tomb of the Worthies in Guangzhou



Stele head at the Ancient Tomb of the Worthies in Guangzhou



Stele head at the Ancient Tomb of the Worthies in Guangzhou



Plaque at Haopan Mosque in Guangzhou



Stone pillar at Chengxi Mosque in Zhaoqing, Guangdong



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Chengdong Mosque in Zhaoqing, Guangdong



Yunnan

Kiln niche (yaowo) at Shang Mosque in Yangbi, Dali, Yunnan



Calligraphy in the main hall of the Ma Ruqi courtyard in Donglianhua Village, Weishan, Dali, Yunnan



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Donglianhua Mosque in Weishan, Dali, Yunnan



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Fengyi Mosque in Dali, Yunnan



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Binchuan Mosque in Dali, Yunnan



Inner Mongolia

Stele head at the North Mosque (Beidasi) in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia



Singapore

Calligraphy by Chen Jinhui in the collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore



Zhejiang

Mosque kiln niche (yaowo) in Lishui, Zhejiang





Fujian

Main gate of the Qingjing Mosque in Quanzhou



Stone carvings at the Ding Family Ancestral Hall in Chendai, Quanzhou



Wood carving of an auspicious bird from the Ding family of Chendai, held at the Quanzhou Maritime Museum



Tombstone of the 'Master Huang and the Hundred Clans' from Quanzhou, held at the Fujian Museum; the person buried died in 1315



Song and Yuan dynasty tomb roof stone at the Lingshan Holy Tomb in Quanzhou



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the collection of the Quanzhou Maritime Museum



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the Quanzhou Maritime Museum for Shams al-Din ibn Nur al-Din ibn Ishaq al-Shahristani, who died in 1325 and came from Shahristan, Iran



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the Quanzhou Maritime Museum for Fatima bint Naina, who died in 1306



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the Quanzhou Maritime Museum for Mansur ibn Haji Qasim Jajermi, who died in 1277 and came from Jajarm in the North Khorasan province of Iran



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the collection of the Quanzhou Maritime Museum



Song and Yuan dynasty tomb roof stone in the collection of the Quanzhou Maritime Museum





Quanzhou Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the collection of the Xiamen University Anthropology Museum



Quanzhou Song and Yuan dynasty tomb roof stone in the collection of the Xiamen University Anthropology Museum



Gansu

Mosque kiln niche (yaowo) in Qinan, Gansu



Xinjiang

Wood carvings on the door panels of the Shaanxi Grand Mosque in Urumqi



Thailand

Yao Wo at the Jingzhen Mosque in Chiang Mai, Thailand



Wanyang Restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand view all

Reposted from the web

Summary: This article shares 106 different visual styles for writing the Tasmiya, the phrase used by Muslims before beginning an act in the name of Allah. The English version preserves the source order, labels, and images while keeping the text simple and direct.

Happy Eid al-Fitr. I am sharing 106 styles of the Basmala that I have photographed before.

Jiangsu

Plaque at Jingjue Mosque in Nanjing



Plaque at Shanxiang Mosque in Zhenjiang



Brick carving at Shanxiang Mosque in Zhenjiang



Stele head at Gurun Mosque in Zhenjiang (formerly located at Siyaowo outside the South Gate of Zhenjiang)



Henan

Brick carving at the women's school of Dongda Mosque in Kaifeng



Plaque at Dongda Mosque in Kaifeng



Plaque at Beida Mosque in Zhengzhou, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Beida Mosque in Zhengzhou, Henan



Plaque at Xiguan Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Wood carving at Xiguan Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Beida Mosque in Qinyang, Henan



Stele head at Beida Mosque in Qinyang, Henan



Plaque at Erxianmiao Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Erxianmiao Mosque in Bo'ai, Henan



Wood carving at the West Mosque in Daxinzhuang, Bo'ai, Henan



Niche (yaowo) at Dongda Mosque in Daxinzhuang, Bo'ai, Henan



Shandong

Brick carving at Dangdong Mosque in Jinan, Shandong



Minbar wood carving at Dangdong Mosque in Jinan, Shandong



Niche (yaowo) at the West Mosque in Liaocheng, Shandong



Calligraphy at the East Mosque in Linqing, Shandong.



Wood carvings at the North Mosque in Linqing, Shandong.



Brick carvings at the North Mosque in Linqing, Shandong.



Stele head at the South Great Mosque in Jinan, Shandong.



Stele head at the South Great Mosque in Jinan, Shandong.







Calligraphy at the South Great Mosque in Jinan, Shandong.



Brick carvings at the Taicheng Mosque in Tai'an, Shandong.



Kiln pit (yaowo) at the Taicheng Mosque in Tai'an, Shandong.



Beijing.

Plaque at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing.



Glazed tiles (liuli) at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Dongsi Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Shahe Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Xiguanshi Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Dewai Fayuan Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Funei Zhengyuan Mosque in Beijing.



Plaque at the Xihui Mosque in Beijing.



Tianjin.

Plaque at the Yangcun North Great Mosque in Wuqing, Tianjin.



Plaque at the East Great Mosque in Tianjin.



Plaque at the North Mosque (Beidasi) in Tianmu, Tianjin



Hebei.

Plaque at the Zhuozhou Mosque in Hebei.



Plaque at the Zhuozhou Mosque in Hebei.



Sichuan

Plaque at the mosque in Langzhong, Sichuan



Stele head at the Shanghe Street Mosque in Guangyuan, Sichuan



Stele head at the Shanghe Street Mosque in Guangyuan, Sichuan



Kiln site at the Ma Family Mosque in Yankou, Wusheng, Sichuan



Kiln site at the West Mosque in Xichang, Sichuan



Shaanxi

Plaque at the Shuhe Mosque in Shaanxi



Stele head at the Shuhe Mosque in Shaanxi



Stele head at the Shuhe Mosque in Shaanxi



Calligraphy at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Stele head at the North Mosque in Ankang, Shaanxi



Calligraphy plaque by Imam Ma Qianyi at the Great Mosque on Huajue Lane in Xi'an, Shaanxi



Kiln site at the Nancheng Mosque in Xi'an, Shaanxi



Stele head at the Xiaopiyuan Mosque in Xi'an



Plaque at the Great Mosque on Huajue Lane in Xi'an



Liaoning

Plaque at the mosque in Lingyuan, Liaoning



Stele head at the ancient mosque in Kaiyuan, Liaoning



Plaque at the mosque in Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning



Plaque at the mosque in Dalian, Liaoning



Calligraphy at Fengcheng Mosque in Dandong, Liaoning



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Xinmin Mosque in Shenyang, Liaoning



Plaque at Xinmin Mosque in Shenyang, Liaoning



Jilin

Plaque at Changtong Road Mosque in Changchun, Jilin



Heilongjiang

Brick carving at Bukui Mosque in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang





Restaurant entrance in Harbin, Heilongjiang



Plaque at Acheng Mosque in Harbin, Heilongjiang



Macau

Wood carving at the mosque in Macau



Guangdong

Stele head at the Ancient Tomb of the Worthies in Guangzhou



Stele head at the Ancient Tomb of the Worthies in Guangzhou



Stele head at the Ancient Tomb of the Worthies in Guangzhou



Plaque at Haopan Mosque in Guangzhou



Stone pillar at Chengxi Mosque in Zhaoqing, Guangdong



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Chengdong Mosque in Zhaoqing, Guangdong



Yunnan

Kiln niche (yaowo) at Shang Mosque in Yangbi, Dali, Yunnan



Calligraphy in the main hall of the Ma Ruqi courtyard in Donglianhua Village, Weishan, Dali, Yunnan



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Donglianhua Mosque in Weishan, Dali, Yunnan



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Fengyi Mosque in Dali, Yunnan



Kiln niche (yaowo) at Binchuan Mosque in Dali, Yunnan



Inner Mongolia

Stele head at the North Mosque (Beidasi) in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia



Singapore

Calligraphy by Chen Jinhui in the collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore



Zhejiang

Mosque kiln niche (yaowo) in Lishui, Zhejiang





Fujian

Main gate of the Qingjing Mosque in Quanzhou



Stone carvings at the Ding Family Ancestral Hall in Chendai, Quanzhou



Wood carving of an auspicious bird from the Ding family of Chendai, held at the Quanzhou Maritime Museum



Tombstone of the 'Master Huang and the Hundred Clans' from Quanzhou, held at the Fujian Museum; the person buried died in 1315



Song and Yuan dynasty tomb roof stone at the Lingshan Holy Tomb in Quanzhou



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the collection of the Quanzhou Maritime Museum



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the Quanzhou Maritime Museum for Shams al-Din ibn Nur al-Din ibn Ishaq al-Shahristani, who died in 1325 and came from Shahristan, Iran



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the Quanzhou Maritime Museum for Fatima bint Naina, who died in 1306



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the Quanzhou Maritime Museum for Mansur ibn Haji Qasim Jajermi, who died in 1277 and came from Jajarm in the North Khorasan province of Iran



Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the collection of the Quanzhou Maritime Museum



Song and Yuan dynasty tomb roof stone in the collection of the Quanzhou Maritime Museum





Quanzhou Song and Yuan dynasty tombstone in the collection of the Xiamen University Anthropology Museum



Quanzhou Song and Yuan dynasty tomb roof stone in the collection of the Xiamen University Anthropology Museum



Gansu

Mosque kiln niche (yaowo) in Qinan, Gansu



Xinjiang

Wood carvings on the door panels of the Shaanxi Grand Mosque in Urumqi



Thailand

Yao Wo at the Jingzhen Mosque in Chiang Mai, Thailand



Wanyang Restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand view all