A calligraphic expression of the Surih of the Sun from the Qur’an with an emphasis on the letter “ha” which recurs in the surih at the end of each line and within lines. I took time to color in this beautiful calligraphy as part of a meditation on the Surih which is part of a course I’m taking through the Wilmette Institute called “Exploring the Qur’an”
I noticed in my meditation that the letter “waw” is also a recurring letter throughout this chapter of the Holy Book. Both letters have profound meaning in the writings of the Bab. The letter “Ha” is associated with beginnings as it is first letter of the word “Huva” or “He” as in “He is God,” while the letter “waw” or “vav” is associated with endings as it is the second and final letter of the word “Huva.” The letter “waw” is also associated with reversals as it is the same backward and forward and this letter’s meaning in many ways reflects the soul’s constant struggle to choose between purification and corruption at the heart of the surih.
Below follows a transliteration of the Surih and some explanation by the translator of their intention and approach:
“This Surah is interesting because although there are many derived nouns in Arabic with the feminine ending, there are very few simple nouns that are feminine. These consist of the obvious feminine words such as mother and daughter; certain parts of the body that occur in pairs (eye, hand, etc) and some six or so other words. Of these six other words three appear in the opening lines of this Surah sun, earth, soul (it is thought that sun and earth may have been goddesses in ancient times and hence the feminine form). The ” há” that the verses end in is the feminine possessive pronoun. I have retranslated the first few lines of this Surah to emphasize the feminine ending in it.”
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