Reyhan orRayḥānī (Arabic:ریحان) is one of the six canonical scripts ofPerso-Arabic calligraphy. The word Reyhan meansbasil inArabic andPersian. Reyhan is considered a finer variant ofMuhaqqaq script, likened to flowers and leaves of basil.[1]
Rayḥānī was developed during theAbbasid era byIbn al-Bawwab.[2] Academic studies of Rayhani have included analytical study of the technical characteristics ofYaqut al-Musta’simi's method.[3]
^الفخرو، إبراهيم بن يوسف (2015م). رحلة الخط العربي في ظلال المصحف الشريف (الطبعة الأولى). صفحة 100
^Nassar MansourYaqut al-Musta’simi, Analytical Study of the Technical Characteristics of his Method in Rayhani Script, (in Arabic), 2018, Jordan Journal of History and Archaeology