Amanat

Because he was a calligrapher, because his work was to pick out the suras that would adorn the panels of the tomb, set them in writing in his beautifully formed script, supervise their printing on the marble—black agate inlaid in the white—he was revered more, granted his title of Amanat Khan and a rank of a thousand horses by his Majesty.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Because he was a calligrapher, because his work was to pick out the suras that would adorn the panels of the tomb, set them in writing in his beautifully formed script, supervise their printing on the marble—black agate inlaid in the white—he was revered more, granted his title of Amanat Khan and a rank of a thousand horses by his Majesty.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Because he was a calligrapher, because his work was to pick out the suras that would adorn the panels of the tomb, set them in writing in his beautifully formed script, supervise their printing on the marble—black agate inlaid in the white—he was revered more, granted his title of Amanat Khan and a rank of a thousand horses by his Majesty.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Abd al-Haqq, entitled Amanat Khan…in the year 1045 Hijri.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Abd al-Haqq, entitled Amanat Khan…in the year 1045 Hijri.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

Abd al-Haqq, entitled Amanat Khan…in the year 1045 Hijri.

Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

But when I did 'Amanat', it was a story of seven sisters, "the actor says.

The Times of India 2010

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