Arabic calligraphy began as a means of communication, but it has since been used in architecture, decoration, and coin design. Its evolution into these major roles reflected the early Muslims' need to avoid, as their beliefs demanded, figures and pictorials used as idols prior to the establishment of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Arabic calligraphy began as a means of communication, but it has since been used in architecture, decoration, and coin design. Its evolution into these major roles reflected the early Muslims' need to avoid, as their beliefs demanded, figures and pictorials used as idols prior to the establishment of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula.
