The Prophets: Surah 21 from the Koran

Artist Meg Hitchcock (born 1961)

Date2013

MediumLetters from the Bible (the Book of Psalms) on paper

Dimensions18 3/4 × 53 3/4 in. (47.6 × 136.5 cm)
Framed: 24 1/2 in. × 59 1/2 in. × 2 in.

ClassificationsMixed Media

Credit LineCourtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

DescriptionThe letters are cut from the Bible to create Surah 21 from the Koran, which in turn spells out in square kufic calligraphy: "La ilaha illa Allah wa Muhammadun rasul Allah" ("There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah".)

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