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Shuhda al-Katiba

Associated with manuscript culture, teaching, and elegant calligraphy.

484-574 AH / 1091-1178 CEBaghdadCalligrapher and hadith scholar

Shuhda al-Katiba: life, work, and legacy

Shuhda al-Katiba Calligrapher and hadith scholar

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Biography and setting

Shuhda al-Katiba is presented as calligrapher and hadith scholar associated with Baghdad. The working chronology for this record is 484-574 AH / 1091-1178 CE. Associated with manuscript culture, teaching, and elegant calligraphy.

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This profile should connect manuscript culture, teaching circles, calligraphy, illustration, patronage, and surviving material evidence.

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484-574 AH / 1091-1178 CE

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