Muhammad Badawi Derani

1894-1967

Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria

Teacher(s)/Instructor(s): Hamid Al-Amidi and Yosouf Rasa of Turkey, Mamdouh al Shareef & Moustafa al Sibaei of Syria

Students:

Inspiration: Mustafa Raqam, Azizuddin Rafaey, Hamid Al-Amidi, Hashim Baghdadi

Major Cotributions: He established the unprecedented unique NASTA-LEEQ method school in damascus syria which is now named after him as the Demashqee Nastaalque school of Badawi Derani.

Styles of Calligraphic works: Farsi, Thuluth, Kufi, Raqaa, Dewanee, Dewanee Jali, Naskhi

Prominent Works:

Many mosques in Damascus
Many government works
Many private syrian homes have some of his work
Masjed al rasool in medina
Some palaces of the al soud royal family in saudia arabia
Badawi Derani personal family collection of about 1500 compiled by Badawi son Dr. Derani, collection is preserved in 3 countries Syria, Switzerland & Detroit United States

Some Photographs:


1955 Calligrapher Of Syria Badawi Derani w son khaled & his art work	Portrait of Ustad Badawi Derani drawn for Huroof-un-Arabiyyah	His Son Dr. Muhammad Derani

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