| Is |
Artist Calligrapher |
| From | Algeria |
| Type |
Arts Creativity |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | Kénadsa, Algeria |
| Death |
1861 |
Muhammad Bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi ( Arabic: محمد بن القاسم القندوسي; died 1861) was a Sufi calligrapher and scholar who lived in Fes, Morocco.
Biography
al-Qundusi was born in Qanaadasa, a community in the desert of the Maghreb, and now within the borders of Algeria. In 1828, he migrated to Fes, where he lived and had a hanout in the herb market, in which he sold herbs.
He lived in relative obscurity, though those who knew him described him as gnostic, saintly, esoterically knowledgable, and spiritually insightful.
He wrote many books transcribed a number of dawawin, or collected works. He conferred upon the Moroccan Alawite Sultan Suleiman a degree in knowledge of Dala’il al-Khayrat, a seminal Sufi text composed by Muhammad al-Jazuli. al-Qundusi passed away in 1861.
Calligraphy
He was a talented calligrapher, specializing in a flamboyant style of the Maghrebi script that he innovated. He also wrote a copy of the Quran in 12 volumes which he finished in September 7–8, 1850, and which is kept in al-Khizāna al-Ḥassania.
He drew the name of Allah in the Zawiya of Idriss II in Fes.
Works
His works include:
- التأسيس في مساوي الدنيا ومهاوي إبليس. completed 1838
- البوارق الأحمدية في الحركة والسكونية
- الصلاة الوافية من الأحوال الظلمانية
- التلوين والتمكين في مطلع الصلاة على صاحب الوحي المبين completed 1852
- The Drink of the People of Purity in Prayers upon the Chosen Prophet (or شراب أهل الصفا في الصلاة على النبي المصطفى), also known as طريق المعراج إلى حضرة صاحب التاج completed 1838
- The Grand Elixir of Invocations سيف العناية لمريد الكفاية
- تقاييد في الاسم اللطيف
- مختصر في أسماء الله الحسنى
Legacy
His works inspired a typeface called Qandus, which was designed by Kristyan Sarkis of TPTQ Arabic, and won the Type Directors Club’s 2017 Typeface Design Award.