About the piece
- Artist : Design by Naeem Sheikh
- Medium : Black ink on paper; final product scanned and digitized for use in electronic layout
- Dimensions : On paper, approx. 20 cm x 20 cm
- Date of completion : Jul. 2003
Design idea
The groom's name ("Siraj" which means "") and bride's name ("Saadiah" which means "fortunate") are written
in Kufic-looking script. There are two intertwinings of the two names. One is
that the "seen" of "Siraj" and the "seen" of "Saadiah" are written in an interlocking way
in the upper right hand corner. The other feature is that the "jeem" of "Siraj" is also
the "ya + ta marbootah" of "Saadiah". This can be clearly seen in the graphics below,
where "Siraj" is colored in using blue and "Saadiah" is colored in using yellow.
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