Naqsh (engraving and decoration)

النَّقْش

Naqsh, in the lexicon, is a trace or mark, or colouring a thing with two or more colours; it is wider than tazwiq and zakhrafa, and every seal is an engraving. ^{1 2} A ruler is recommended to have an engraved ring; most jurists allow engraving the owner's name, the Hanbalis dislike engraving the divine name, and the Hanafis forbid pictures. ^{2 3} Most jurists dislike engraving the mosque; the Hanafis, some Malikis and Shafi'is allow it with light ornament. ³ The Shafi'is and Hanbalis forbid decorating houses with gold and silver as wasteful; the Hanafis and Malikis allow it with conditions. ⁴ The Shafi'is forbid henna designs on the hand of a woman in ihram, and most jurists dislike writing on graves. ⁴