Rasm-e-Usmani Ki Be-Qaidgiyan: Jab Ek Hi Lafz Do Tarah Likha Jaye
Rasm-e-Usmani ek hi lafz ko do tarah likhta hai — العلمين baghair alif, الصلوة waw ke saath, رحمت khuli ta ke saath. Hum darj shuda hijje aur classical ilm-e-rasm ko saath saath rakhte hain.
By John Shaqi · July 21, 2026 · 15 min read
Jab Ek Hi Lafz Do Tarah Likha Jaye
Koi bhi chhapa hua Quran kholiye aur alfaaz ke nange khaake par ghaur kijiye — woh huroof jin se nuqte aur aeraab hata diye jayen. Isi bunyadi dhanche ko rasm (رسم) kehte hain, yani matn ki "lakeer". Yeh woh tehh hai jo us waqt muqarrar hui jab teesre khalifa Usman bin Affan ne taqreeban 650 esvi mein likhe hue masahif ko mayaari bana kar naujawan saltanat ke bade shehron ki taraf bheja.
Ab ek aisi baat par ghaur kijiye jo hazaar saal se zyada arse se darj hai: ek hi lafz hamesha ek hi tarah nahi likha jata. Ek aayat mein kisi lafz ke saath alif hota hai; doosri mein wohi lafz alif gira deta hai. "Namaz" ka lafz wahan waw ke saath likha jata hai jahan aawaz lambi aa ki hai. Muannas ki alamat kabhi "khuli" ta ke saath aati hai aur kabhi "bandhi" hui — ek hi lafz mein, mukhtalif muqamaat par.
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