. English: This calligraphic sheet states that 'whoever writes the bismillah ('in the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful') in a beautiful writing enters Paradise without judgment.' This kind of framed calligraphic inscription pasted onto a pasteboard is called a lawha (Arabic) or levha (Turkish), which means literally 'tablet.' These kinds of compositions pasted onto cardboards are typical of Ottoman calligraphic practices during the 18th-19th centuries. 18th-19th centuries. Calligrapher: Muzaffar 'Ali (?) 439 Nasta'liq script 2

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Keywords: ., /, /., 18th-19th, ali, calligrapher, centuries., muzaffar