Calligraphy is an art that is reveredamongIslamic art, because it is the main tool for preservingtheQur'an.

Islamic calligraphy, which in also often referred to asArabiccalligraphy, is the art of artistic handwriting, orcalligraphy,and includes the bindery, which flourished in countriesthatgenerally have a country-Islamic cultural heritage. This artformis based on the Arabic script, which for a long time been usedbymany Muslims to write in their own languages.

Rejection of the figurative depiction because it can leadtoidolatry, led to calligraphy and abstract depictions becomingamajor form of artistic expression in a variety of Islamicculture,especially in religious contexts. For example, the name ofthe Lordallowed temporary calligraphy figurative depiction of Godis notallowed.