Linguistics & Languages · Writing Systems

Arabic Script

The script of the Qur'an, adapted for Persian, Urdu, and many other languages; its calligraphy became a central sacred art of Islam.

Languages Written in This Script

Living Arabic The scriptural and liturgical language of Islam, and a language of scripture and worship for Arabic-speaking Christians. Afroasiatic Living Persian The great scholarly and poetic extension of Islam across Persia, Central Asia, and India. Indo-European Living Urdu A principal scholarly and vernacular language of South Asian Islam, written in the Arabic script. Indo-European

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