Hassan Çelebi, Turkey

Hassan Çelebi, Turkey

He is one of the most famous Islamic calligraphers in world. Since he started teaching Islamic calligraphy in 1976, he gave “ijazah”  (diploma in Islamic calligraphy) to more than 40 students from all over the world. He produced unique calligraphy pieces for renowned Islamic historical places and mosques all over the world. Examples are: Prophet Muhammad Mosque and Quba Mosque in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Fatih Mosque in Pfortzheim, Germany, Jum’ah Mosque in Johannesburg, South Africa, Almati
Jum’ah Mosque in Kazakhstan and the Islamic Medical Centre in Kuwait.