Taj Mahal Calligraphy

One of the ornamentations done on the surface of the Taj Mahal is the beautiful calligraphic work. The calligraphy of the Taj Mahal mainly consists of the verses and passages from the holy book of Koran. It was done by inlaying jasper in the white marble panels. These passages were inscribed by a Persian calligrapher, Amanat Khan in an illegible Thuluth script. A number of the panels also bear his signatures.

It is believed that Amanat Khan even chose the passages for the calligraphy of Taj Mahal, Agra. Taj Mahal inscriptions consist of the following passages from the Koran:

• Surah 91 (The Sun)


• Surah 112 (The Purity of Faith)


• Surah 89 (Daybreak)


• Surah 93 (Morning Light)


• Surah 95 (The Fig)


• Surah 94 (The Solace)


• Surah 36 (Ya Sin)


• Surah 81 (The Folding Up)


• Surah 82 (The Cleaving Asunder)


• Surah 84 (The Rending Asunder)


• Surah 98 (The Evidence)


• Surah 67 (Dominion)


• Surah 48 (Victory)


• Surah 77 (Those Sent Forth)


• Surah 39 (The Crowds)