IslamART

IslamART

Unifier.ONE offers one of the largest collections of Islamic calligraphy on high-quality beech wood wall panels. At the moment some 800 panels are ready to be dispatched. This section is called IslamART and it contains a variety of calligraphic works depicting various themes from the Holy Quran, Hadith and Sunnah.

Although various calligraphic themes are offered in this webshop, all panels are the same in terms of size and material used. All wall panels have a standard size of 45x30x2 cm and the weight of just under 2 kilograms each. Only high-quality beech wood of Bosnian origin is used and this means something. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a long-standing national tradition of Islamic calligraphy on beech wood that can be traced back to the period of the Ottoman Empire. The specific workshop where the panels are manufactured has a history in traditional woodcraft since 1929.

The core of the philosophy behind this concept is the fact that wood is a material that always remains alive and therefore has a contains consciousness. Since the beechwood panels are used to represent Islamic themes as well as the revelations of, The Living, The Eternal, Allah (swh), the property of possessing consciousness is a prerequisite for fully conveying the message. A message which was originally also been transferred from one form of consciousness to another. Obviously, no comparison is made here between the consciousness of wood and consciousness of man and certainly not with that of the prophets of Allah (swt). We only wish to indicate that wood is a material that has been created by Allah (swt) and has properties that cannot be found in other materials. Of all possible woods, beechwood is one of the best choices for calligraphic wall panels that reflect deep spiritual meanings. Of course, wood can never be compared with more modern materials such as plastic for example.

Beechwood symbolizes confidence, patience, softness, vitality and joie de vivre. Beukenboom is seen to have a consciousness that resonates with our internal capacity to study and gain knowledge. In the old days, a pieces of the bark from this tree were even placed close to the students with the intention of improving their study results. In addition, this particular awareness invites meditation and prayer and encourages connection with our ancestors and the knowledge that Allah (swt) had given them and may have been received with his permission by them. It has been said that beech promotes creativity and is related to wisdom and the written word.

Given that we are offering Islamic calligraphic related to Quranic wisdom, this seems to be the best possible choice of materials that can be used in a work of art intended to remind us of the truth and invite us to study as well as to learn to appreciate the beauty from the submission to Allah (swt).

These unique features make it a perfect gift to give or welcome as a new "member" of the household.

The aim of this initiative is therefore to support the social project in a war-torn economy and tradition that is disappearing little by little. Due to its spiritual nature, this project has no commercial point of view by itself. Any profits are used to cover the costs of the material, transportation, import duties, storage, promotional costs and enabling socially involved projects to happen. For example, efforts are being made to help people in need to make their situation more bearable as far as possible. In the case of homeless refugees, a nice meal sometimes makes a world of difference and for this reason, we often bring some food to their places to stay as one example of the social initiatives.

Finally, we would like to offer the opportunity here below to watch a video of AlJazeera Balkans in which the creator of these panels, Mulićev Rekord, presented by Sejfudin Vila, is discussed in connection with the UNESCO listing of the by him established museum. This with the intention to offer protection to the woodcraft tradition and to make people more aware of this craft that has lived in Bosnia through the centuries and in which Mulićev Rekord has played a prominent role since 1929.