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Naskh (Arabic: نسخ nasḫ; also known as Naskhi or by its Turkish name Nesih) is a specific calligraphic style for writing in the Arabic alphabet, thought to be invented by the calligrapher Ibn Muqlah Shirazi (Arabic: ابن مقلهٔ). The root of this Arabic term nasaḫa (نسخ) means "to copy". It either refers to the fact that it replaced its predecessor, Kufic script, or that this style allows faster copying of texts. With small modifications, it is the style most commonly used for printing Arabic, Persian, Pashto and Sindhi languages.

This type of script was derived from Thuluth by introducing a number of modifications resulting in smaller size and greater delicacy. It is written using a small, very fine pen known as a cava pen, which makes the script eminently suitable for use in book production. Naskhi was used in copying Qur'ans,^[1] Delails, En-ams and Hadiths. It was also used in commentaries on the Qur'an (Tefsir) and in collections of poetry (Divan). It was and is a very widely used form of script.

Naskh, along with Ta'liq, is also famous for giving rise to the Nasta'līq script, the script used for writing Urdu, Persian, Punjabi, Kashmiri, and sometimes Pashto and Uyghur.

Computers typically use Naskh or a Naskh-like script, for instance: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (the bismillah).

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^ "Qur'an Carpet Page; al-Fatihah". World Digital Library. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

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[WDL1-1] "Qur'an Carpet Page; al-Fatihah". World Digital Library. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

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-'''Naskh''' ({{lang-ar|نسخ}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|nasḫ}}''; also known as '''Naskhi''' or by its [[Turkish language|Turkish]] name '''Nesih''') is a specific [[Islamic calligraphy|calligraphic]] style for [[writing]] in the [[Arabic alphabet]], thought to be invented by the Iranian calligrapher [[Ibn Muqlah Shirazi]] ({{lang-fa|ابن مقلهٔ شیرازی}}). The root of this Arabic term ''{{transl|ar|DIN|nasaḫa}}'' ({{lang|ar|نسخ}})  means "to copy". It either refers to the fact that it replaced its predecessor, [[Kufic]] script, or that this style allows faster copying of texts. With small modifications, it is the style most commonly used for printing [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]] and [[Sindhi Language|Sindhi]] languages.
+'''Naskh''' ({{lang-ar|نسخ}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|nasḫ}}''; also known as '''Naskhi''' or by its [[Turkish language|Turkish]] name '''Nesih''') is a specific [[Islamic calligraphy|calligraphic]] style for [[writing]] in the [[Arabic alphabet]], thought to be invented by the calligrapher [[Ibn Muqlah Shirazi]] ({{lang-ar|ابن مقلهٔ }}). The root of this Arabic term ''{{transl|ar|DIN|nasaḫa}}'' ({{lang|ar|نسخ}})  means "to copy". It either refers to the fact that it replaced its predecessor, [[Kufic]] script, or that this style allows faster copying of texts. With small modifications, it is the style most commonly used for printing [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]] and [[Sindhi Language|Sindhi]] languages.
 This type of script was derived from [[Thuluth]] by introducing a number of modifications resulting in smaller size and greater delicacy. It is written using a small, very fine pen known as a [[cava pen]], which makes the script eminently suitable for use in book production. Naskhi was used in copying [[Qur'an]]s,<ref name=WDL1>{{cite web|title=Qur'an Carpet Page; al-Fatihah|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/6807|publisher=[[World Digital Library]]|accessdate=28 February 2013}}</ref> Delails, En-ams and [[Hadith]]s. It was also used in commentaries on the Qur'an ([[Tefsir]]) and in collections of [[poetry]] ([[Divan]]). It was and is a very widely used form of script.

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