Khursheed Alam known as Gohar Qalam was born in the Khushab district, Pakistan, 1956. His early education took place in the city of Sargodha under Ustad Ismail Dehlevi. Thereafter he studied under the late Hafiz Yousuf Sadidi who was one of the great mast
A Pakistan based Islamic Art website edited by Sajjad Khalid, dedicated to Islamic Calligraphy and Calligraphers. An index of Masters of Calligraphy, Pakistani Calligraphers and History of Islamic Arts.
Hashim Akhtar Naqvi achieved great fame after his path-breaking effort to inscribe the first verse of the holy Quran, Bismillah-ir-rehman-ir-raheem (in the name of God, the most beneficent and merciful) in over 6,000 calligraphic designs that earned him a