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Tiraz

الطراز

Inscribed embroidered textiles made in caliphal workshops for the caliph and the elite; some bear rulers' names and dates.

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Embroidered cloth with Arabic inscriptions, made in the workshops of the caliphal palaces for the caliph and the notables of the state. Some pieces carry the names of caliphs and their dates. 1

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Naqsh (engraving and decoration)· Albisa (clothing: rulings, colours and manners)· The turban (amama): its forms, wiping over it, and its rules in prayer and ihram· Arabesque· Awra (intimate parts)· The burqa· The ghulamiyyat fashion· Girih

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Naqsh (engraving and decoration)

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. 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. Most jurists dislike engraving the mosque; the Hanafis, some Malikis and Shafi'is allow it with light ornament. The Shafi'is and Hanbalis forbid decorating houses with gold and silver as wasteful; the Hanafis and Malikis allow it with conditions. The Shafi'is forbid henna designs on the hand of a woman in ihram, and most jurists dislike writing on graves.