Iqra in Arabic

Iqra is written اقرأ in Arabic. Arabic reads from right to left, so the name starts with ا on the right.

اقرأ

Naskh The everyday script of books

اقرأ

Kufi Angular, the oldest style

اقرأ

Ruqʿah Quick handwriting

اقرأ

Maghrebi The script of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, where ف has its dot below

اقرأ

Maghrebi Mabsout Everyday Moroccan Maghrebi

اقرأ

Nastaʿlīq Flowing and slanted, the Persian style

اقرأ

Kufi in ink Kufi in red and black ink

اقرأ

El Messiri Elegant modern lettering

اقرأ

Cairo Clean modern lettering

اقرأ

Changa Squared modern lettering

اقرأ

Jomhuria Heavy poster lettering

اقرأ

Marhey Friendly marker handwriting

اقرأ

Alkalami Reed-pen style from West Africa

اقرأ

Blaka A gothic, blackletter look

About the name

From the Arabic iqraʾ, “read”, the first word of the Quran to be revealed.

The letters, from right to left

Most Arabic letters join the next one, so their shape in the name differs a little from the letters shown here.

  1. اaliflong a, as in “father”
  2. قqāfa k from deep in the throat
  3. رrāʾa rolled r
  4. أalif with hamzaa or u at the start of a word

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