Qalam
Sign in to save200px|thumb|Different kinds of handmade wooden calligraphy pens (Qalam) made of different reeds and bamboos. thumb|339x339px|Qalams as used in calligraphy. A qalam () is a type of reed pen. It is made from a cut, dried reed, and used for Islamic calligraphy. The pen is seen as an important symbol of wisdom in Islam, and references the emphasis on knowledge and education within the Islamic tradition.
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- Etymology
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- ''Qalam'' in the Islamic tradition
- See also
- References
200px|thumb|Different kinds of handmade wooden calligraphy pens (Qalam) made of different reeds and bamboos. thumb|339x339px|Qalams as used in calligraphy. A qalam () is a type of reed pen. It is made from a cut, dried reed, and used for Islamic calligraphy. The pen is seen as an important symbol of wisdom in Islam, and references the emphasis on knowledge and education within the Islamic tradition.
==Etymology== The word qalam is an Arabic word derived from the root Q-L-M, meaning nail pen or wheat. This is ultimately a borrowing - perhaps, as Nöldeke thought, via Ge'ez - of the Greek , meaning a reed or reed pen.