128 - الخطّ

128. HANDWRITING

617 - الخَطُّ

617. HANDWRITING

(وَما كُنْتَ تَتْلُوا مِنْ قَبْلِهِ مِنْ كِتَابٍ وَلا تَخُطُّهُ بِيَمِينِكَ إِذاً لَارْتابَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ) .¹

"You did not use to recite any scripture before it, nor did you write with your right hand, for then the impugners would have been sceptical." ²

1858.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الخَطُّ الحَسَنُ يَزيدُ الحَقَّ وَضَحاً .³

1858.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Good handwriting increases the clarity of truth.' ⁴

1859.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في قولهِ تعالى‏ : (أوْ أثَارَةٍ مِنْ عِلْمٍ )⁵ - : الخَطُّ .⁶

1859. The Prophet (SAWA), regarding Allah's verse "or some vestige of [divine] knowledge" ⁷ , said that this means handwriting.' ⁸

1860.الدّر المنثور عن عطاء بن يسار : سُئلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله عنِ الخَطِّ ، فقالَ : عَلّمَهُ نَبيٌّ ، ومَن كانَ وافَقَهُ عَلِمَ .⁹

1860. Ata' b. Yasar narrates, 'The Prophet (SAWA) was asked about handwriting and he said, 'It was (first) taught by a prophet and those who were with him learned it.' ¹⁰

1861.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الخَطُّ لِسانُ اليَدِ .¹¹

1861.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Handwriting is the hand's tongue.' ¹²

1862.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - فيما قالَ لِكاتِبهِ عُبيدِ اللَّهِ بنِ أبي رافعٍ - : ألِقْ دَواتَكَ ، وأطِلْ جِلْفَةَ قَلَمِكَ ، وَفَرّجْ بَينَ السُّطورِ ، وقَرْمِطْ بَينَ الحُروفِ ، فإنَّ ذلكَ أجْدَرُ بصَباحَةِ الخَطِّ .¹³

1862.Imam Ali (AS) said to his scribe ubaydullah b. Abi Rafi, 'Put cotton flake in theinkpot, keep the nib of your pen long, leave space between lines and join up the letters because this is most suited to creating beautiful handwriting.' ¹⁴

1863.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : افْتَحْ بَرْيَةَ قَلَمِكَ ، وأسْمِكْ شَحْمَتَهُ ، وأيْمِنْ قِطّتَكَ يَجُدْ خَطُّكَ .¹⁵

1863.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Split the nib of your pen, thicken its blade, slant it to the right and you will beautify your handwriting.' ¹⁶