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CrystalNajma11
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As salam alaikum السلام عليكم , I hope everyone is doing well InshAllah. I thought I would introduce myself. I am an Muslimah revert of 10 years. I was exposed to the Quran Majid when I was 12 and immediately felt pulled towards it as well as the art of calligraphy but at that age, before internet, there was not a lot of materials for the blind/visually impaired that would help someone like me to learn about Islam or that you can become Muslim as an American/no family in the faith etc. Ffrom age 12-28, I was a Baha’i Faith member and was exposed to Islam often as Baha’i Faith is an offshoot of Islam distantly originating in Iraq. Because I didn’t know much, I only thought I would be Baha’i and do Baha’i calligraphy in Farsi. After many years of being a Baha’i, I left the faith once I knew I was able to convert to Islam, and converted in 2012 Alhamdulillah. I feel blessed everyday and have so many stories of how Islam was around me my whole life and I didn’t realize it.
I’ve played around with writing calligraphy not even owning proper supplies as I do now. As a low vision/visually & hearing disabled calligrapher, I strive with the help of Allah, to bring calligraphy to everyone, including tactile calligraphy that both the sighted and blind can enjoy. I look forward to getting to know some of the people that come on the site and share about all things calligraphy! barakallahu feekum wa salam. Crystal “Najma نجمة).
I’ve played around with writing calligraphy not even owning proper supplies as I do now. As a low vision/visually & hearing disabled calligrapher, I strive with the help of Allah, to bring calligraphy to everyone, including tactile calligraphy that both the sighted and blind can enjoy. I look forward to getting to know some of the people that come on the site and share about all things calligraphy! barakallahu feekum wa salam. Crystal “Najma نجمة).