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Pakistan Data Management Services [Mohammed Saleem]

Karachi-based company. In 2007, they published a beautiful font specially designed for the Quran. Their announcement: akistan Data Management Services is pleased to announce the release of an OpenType Font for writing Holy Quran text based on Unicode standard. The font features high quality glyphs and has support for all aeraabs/mark placements at proper places. All waqfs (special symbols) used for identifying different pauses in reading are also provided. PDMS Saleem Quran Font provides advanced Arabic typography - close to calligraphy while retaining the beauty and legibility of Quran Majeed Arabic text. This font is developed according to rules used in Quranic calligraphy in Pakistan, following the style of Yameen Dehlvi, who is one of the finest Quran calligraphers of Pakistan. Guidance and calligraphy of basic glyphs for the font has been provided by Mr. Mohammed Saleem. He is a student of Mohammed Iqbal Saeed (founder of Dar-ul-Tehreer Academy), Yameen Dehlvi and Shafiq-uz-Zaman. Mohammed Saleem is inspired by work of Shafiq-uz-Zaman (master calligrapher for Masjid Nabbawi) and frequently consults him for guidance. Another Arabic font family, PDMS Jauhar, is a 1700-ligature Nastalkiq script type family costing 250 dollars.

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