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Fajr in bone-white nasta'liq on a sage-green block, with the English “Dawn” in italic serif on the bone ground below.
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Dawn

No. 44 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeFajr in bone-white nasta'liq on a sage-green block, with the English “Dawn” in italic serif on the bone ground below.

What it meansFajr is dawn, the first light before sunrise. It names the dawn prayer and the eighty-ninth sura of the Quran.

Where it worksLovely in a bedroom facing east, or anywhere you greet the morning.

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