Abu Turab Isfahani

Abu Turab Isfahani (also Abutorab Esfahani ; listen ^?^/^I pseudonym : Turaba or Toraba; Persian ابوتراب اصفهانی, DMG Abū Turāb Iṣfahānī , æbutoɾɑb ɛ ɛsfɑhɑni ; * 1581 in Isfahan ; † 1662 ibid) was a prominent Persian calligrapher of the Nastaliq script and one of the most famous calligraphy students of Mir Emad .

Life

Abu Turab was the son of a large and rich family from Isfahan . His date of birth is not mentioned in the historical documents, but since the age of death mentioned in a work by Mirsa Sanglach was 83, he should have been born in 1581.

His first calligraphy teacher was Molla Ali Fayesi († 1626). Abu Turab then continued his training with Mir Emad. He was one of Mir Emad's most successful calligraphy students. When Mir Emad was killed in 1615, he was the only person who dared bury him.

After the murder of Mir Emad, Abu Turab became the most famous Persian calligrapher and trained numerous calligraphers. His best known student was Mohammad Mohsen Emami . His sons, Nur ad-Din Mohammed Isfahani and Mohammed Saleh Isfahani , were also eminent calligraphers.

He died in Isfahan in 1662 at the age of 83 and was buried in the Lonban Mosque .

literature

Mohammad Hassan Semsar and Rahim Gholami: "Abū Turāb Iṣfahānī", in: Encyclopaedia Islamica . ( Online , 2008)

Individual evidence

↑ Ḥabībollāh Fażāʾelī: Aṭlas-e Ḫaṭṭ . Taḥqīq dar Ḫuṭūṭ-e Islāmī . Isfahan 1971, p. 541–542 (Persian, The Research of Islamic Scriptures).
^ Abd ol-Mohammad Irani: Peydâyeš e Xatt o Xattatan . 1927, p. 123 (Persian, The Origin of Scripts and Calligraphers).
↑ Mirsa Sanglach: Tazkarat ol-Xattâtin . 1878 (Persian, The Biography of the Calligraphers).
↑ Mohammad Taher Nasrabadi: Tazkare . 1938, p. 208 (Persian, biography).
↑ Mehdi Bayani Yassavoli: Ahvâl o e Asar Xošnevisân . Elmi, 1966, p. 767 (Persian, The Biographies and Works of the Calligraphers).

personal data
SURNAME	Isfahani, Abu Turab
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Esfahani, Abutorab; Turaba; Toraba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Persian calligrapher
DATE OF BIRTH	1581
PLACE OF BIRTH	Isfahan
DATE OF DEATH	1662
Place of death	Isfahan

[1] Ḥabībollāh Fażāʾelī: Aṭlas-e Ḫaṭṭ . Taḥqīq dar Ḫuṭūṭ-e Islāmī . Isfahan 1971, p. 541–542 (Persian, The Research of Islamic Scriptures).

[2] Abd ol-Mohammad Irani: Peydâyeš e Xatt o Xattatan . 1927, p. 123 (Persian, The Origin of Scripts and Calligraphers).

[3] Mirsa Sanglach: Tazkarat ol-Xattâtin . 1878 (Persian, The Biography of the Calligraphers).

[4] Mohammad Taher Nasrabadi: Tazkare . 1938, p. 208 (Persian, biography).

[5] Mehdi Bayani Yassavoli: Ahvâl o e Asar Xošnevisân . Elmi, 1966, p. 767 (Persian, The Biographies and Works of the Calligraphers).