Knowledge is Superior
Knowledge is Superior
Artist
Abdulnasir Sirajo.
Artwork Title & Inspiration
‘Knowledge is Superior’.
العلم يعلوا ولا يعلى عليه.
Inspired by the importance of education to bring unprecedented knowledge to guide all.
Artwork Category
Calligraphy.
Physical Description
Calligraphed in thuluth script with black ink on ahar paper.
Dimensions
51 x 36.5 cm.
Country of Origin
Nigeria.
LOT 89
Abdulnasir Sirajo
Abdulnasir Sirajo (b.1992) was born in the city of Kaduna, Nigeria. He graduated from the department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering at Kaduna Polytechnic, as well as acquiring a diploma in Islamic studies from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria in 2017.
Abdulnasir practised Arabic calligraphy since early childhood as a self- taught artist, until he met the Master calligrapher Yushaa Abdullah and received a licence (ijaza) from him in Thuluth and Naskh scripts in 2018. He participated in the first edition of the Abuja International Calligraphy Exhibition organised by the IRCICA in 2018 and received a certificate from the IRCICA in 2019.
Abdulnasir (right) with his teacher and Nigeria’s master calligrapher, Yushaa Abdullah.
Idris Umar (white shirt) with his master master, Yushaa Abdullah (right from Idris), in front of the Hattat Hasan Çelebi Arabic Calligraphy Center, Kaduna, Nigeria.