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Ustad Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan (Urdu استاد شفیق الزماں خان a famous Pakistani calligrapher and head of restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi the second holiest site of Muslims in the world. He was born in Rawalpindi 2 November 1956 and grew up in Karachi Pakistan.

He is inspired by famous Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç. He is known for work in the Arabic calligraphy styles of Khat-e-Sulas and Thuluth.

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Awards

• first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition 2012

Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan won first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition organized in Makkah.

• Presidential Pride of Performance تمغائے حسن کارکردگی in Pakistan in 2014.

References

1. "Meet the Pakistani calligrapher painstakingly restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi". 20 December 2019.
2. "Mr. Shafique–ul-Zaman renowned Islamic Calligrapher visited MUL - Minhaj University Lahore".
3. "Ummah, Pakistan can promote soft image through calligraphy". 19 January 2018.
4. "The Person Who Does the Calligraphy in Masjid an Nabawi for 30 Years". 11 June 2019.
5. "Calligraphy workshop by Ustad Shafiq Uz Zaman - National Textile University Faisalabad | NTU".
6. "Shafiq al-Zaman's Story of calligraphy. Ours Mini World". 17 August 2021.
7. "Unknown" (PDF).
8. "'Calligraphic work of Shafiq-uz-Zaman to be published'". www.thenews.com.pk.
9. "Pakistani calligrapher wins award in Makkah | islam.ru".
10. "President calls for promoting progressive image of Pakistan". 27 August 2015.

• Calligraphers of Arabic script
• Pakistani calligraphers
• 20th-century Pakistani painters
• Artists from Karachi
• Muslim artists
• Recipients of the Pride of Performance
• Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz
• Recipients of Nishan-e-Imtiaz
• Living people
• 1956 births