Uthman Taha

He gained certification (Turkish icazet) in calligraphy from Hamid al-Amidi, the so-called master of calligraphers in the Islamic world. He was also taught calligraphy by Muhammad Ali al-Mawlawi, Ibrahim al-Rifa’i (Aleppo), Muhammad Badawi al-Derani (Damascus) and Hashim al-Baghdadi. He wrote his first Mushaf (written copy of the Qur’an) in 1970. In 1988 he travelled to Saudi Arabia and was assigned a handwriter and calligrapher in the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an in Madina. The same year he was made a member of the international jury for the Arabic Calligraphy Award which is held in Istanbul once every three years. During the first 18 years of his life at the King Fahd Complex, Uthman hand-wrote four Mus'haf, more than 200 million copies of which were distributed worldwide. A Muṣḥaf usually requires more than 3 years in writing and an additional year for proof-reading and reviewing. His beautiful, clear, easy-to-read style used in the Madina Muṣḥaf is also used in a commercial copy known as Mushaf al-Tajweed. He was granted Saudi citizenship in December 2021.

Uthman Taha studied at Faculty of Sharia Damascus University. Training under Muḥammad Badawī Dīrānī, Hashem Mohammed Al - Baghdadi and Hâmid Aytaç is recorded. The recorded working language is Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish. The field of work recorded is Rasm and Arabic calligraphy. Residence is recorded at Medina. Employment is recorded with King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran.

• The King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an • Biography/interview