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title: Name of Allah in Arabic Calligraphy
author: Adam Kliczek
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11456/name-of-allah-in-arabic-calligraphy/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Name of Allah in Arabic Calligraphy
_Authored by Adam Kliczek_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11456.jpg)
## Image Caption
A medallion with the phrase "Allah Jalla Jalaluhu" ("May His glory be glorified"), in Arabic calligraphy. The medallion was installed in the [Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hagia_Sophia/) between 1847 and 1849 CE when the building was restored by Ottoman sultan Abdulmejid I (r. 1839 - 1861 CE).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Kliczek, A. (2019, November 19). Name of Allah in Arabic Calligraphy. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Kliczek, Adam. "Name of Allah in Arabic Calligraphy." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 19, 2019. .
### MLA
Kliczek, Adam. "Name of Allah in Arabic Calligraphy." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Nov 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istanbul,_Hagia_Sophia,_Allah.jpg) by [**Adam Kliczek**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istanbul,_Hagia_Sophia,_Allah.jpg). Submitted by [Syed Muhammad Khan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/syedmuhammadkhan21/ "User Page: Syed Muhammad Khan"), published on 19 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.