Abderrahim Oujaha: In the Maghrib, the art of the shamāʾil and the prophetic hilya is tied to a long history of love and veneration for the noble person of the Prophet ﷺ, a tie clearly reflected in the region’s heritage
Abderrahim Oujaha is a Moroccan calligrapher who teaches calligraphy at the Ṣahrīj Madrasa in Fez. At the heart of his work are Maghribi panels of the shamāʾil, the noble description of the Prophet. We…











