|
Dubai: Dubai-based Iranian artist Raein Akbar Khanzadeh has copied the
Quran in its entirety every year for the last 12 years and has
created a new record every time.
Following last year’s stupendous feat of confining the entire text
of the book onto two 21cmX15cm pages of gold — creating a world
record for the smallest gold engraved Quran — the eagle-eyed
artist has articulated his craft onto a different precious metal.
This year he has displayed his providential gift by copying the
whole of Quran, that consists of 114 chapters and in most copies
covers 604 pages, on one and a half sheets of silver that are
smaller than A4 size paper.
The artist, who can read and write
letters 30 times smaller than that are visible to naked eyes,
dedicates his work to Allah and believes his eyesight improves the
more he reads and copies the Quran.
“I decided 12 years ago that I
will dedicate my talent in the service of Islam. I do art only
with the verses of Quran and I will continue to do it every year,”
said Khanzadeh, who has copied Quran in a different format each
year since he was 20.
His latest masterpiece, the Quran engraved in two sheets of silver
and platinum that weighs 6kg, will be unveiled in Kuwait next
week. The sheets have been designed into a book that is encrusted
with 2,500 gemstones including 20 carats of diamond, 10 carats of
rubies as well as sapphires.
Khanzadeh, who spent the last 10
months working 10 hours a day everyday on the project, says the
art piece costs him Dh150,000 which he spent from his personal
savings.
“I have not gone for a sponsor this time and spent all of
what I earned from my previous project. Sponsors tend to
commercialize things and I don’t like it. We should respect the
sanctity of Quran and should not use it make money,” added the
32-year-old mathematics and Qur’anic studies graduate from Tehran.
However, he is open to offers from collectors.
The miniaturist does all of his delicate and tiny artwork without
any aide of a microscope or a magnifying glasses.
“I can naturally
see things so small that people normally would need a microscope
or a magnifying glass to see. Initially I was scared that the
ability would diminish but it has improved every day and I can see
smaller things than before,” said the artist, who is also a
painter and calligrapher, with several records to his credit.
Khanzadeh, who hasn’t received any formal training in art, has had
the talent since childhood and previously copied several verses of
Quran on the strands of hair and on the grains of rice.
He has
also copied the whole of the Quran in a booklet measuring just 2
by 1.5mm.
“I have had this ability since a very young age and as a child I
have always indulged in art, but I realized this special ability
12 years ago when I saw an Indian man writing on grains of rice
with the help of a microscope. I thought I could do it without any
aide and since then I haven’t stopped,” said the artist, who has
also painted portraits on grains of rice.
Khanzadeh’s works have
been verified and certified for accuracy and quality by experts
including UAE’s General Authority of Islamic Affairs.
His works have also been appreciated and displayed in several
countries including Iran, Tajikistan, Pakistan, UAE and Kuwait,
where the latest work will be displayed.
The artist has several
high profile figures among his clients including Shaikh Hamdan Bin
Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman
of Dubai Executive Council as well as the royal family of Kuwait.
His next project will be a series of jewellery engraved with Quranic verses, which he plans to unveil by next Ramadan.
|
Comments
|
Quick links