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Submitted: September 13, 2012
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Forgetfulnessby `majnouna

Traditional Art / Typography / Calligraphy

Complete list of originals for sale, silkscreen and other prints in my Calligraphy Catalogue. Commission info here.

"One cannot taste the intimacy of remembrance without having suffered the desolation of forgetfulness." ~ Abu Uthman al-Hiri

Ghafla غفلة is forgetfulness, negligence, and it is a defining characteristic of the human being, insân إنسان, literally "the one who has forgotten". Humanity would have no free will if it was not granted forgetfulness along with it. But Ghafla is one word for forgetfulness that implies it has gone wrong; mankind is supposed to make its way towards remembrance, not sleep forever. "Collectively we are dying – we have forgotten our purpose, and a life-form that has forgotten its purpose cannot survive. Its fundamental reason for existence fades away."

Materials: Acrylic (mixed with pearly mica pigments)
Paper: Fabriano Murillo 360 gsm

=astarayel Sep 13, 2012

Lovely, as always. I particularly enjoyed the quote you used to explicate this idea. Thanks for continuing to inspire!

`majnouna Sep 15, 2012 Professional General Artist

Glad you like!

~ShadowPhoenixRisen Sep 13, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I can definitely see how it says "ghafla" in Arabic, but to my eyes (since I was raised in Canada and read/speak English as my first language) it also looks a little like it says "loco"