The ijaza tree and chain of transmission
In calligraphy, the ijaza is the master’s testimony to a student who has reached mastery, linking them to a chain of transmission (sanad) passed from generation to generation. These are the trees of calligraphers licensed by Mohammed Amine Bouhid at the Dhunnun Center, through the line of calligrapher Belaid Hamidi.
- ijazas in Mabsout, Mujawhar, Maghrebi Thuluth, Ruq‘a and Diwani
- 29
- scripts
- 5
Click a tree to view it in full, then click again to zoom in and read the names.
The complete tree: chain of transmission (sanad) in Arabic calligraphy
It brings together the ijaza holders in Ruq‘a, Mabsout, Mujawhar, Maghrebi Thuluth and Diwani, through the line of calligrapher Belaid Hamidi (the Hamidi method).
Chain of transmission in Maghrebi Mabsout
Belaid Hamidi → Mohammed Amine Bouhid → his students licensed in Mabsout.
Chain of transmission in Maghrebi Mujawhar
Belaid Hamidi → Mohammed Amine Bouhid → his students licensed in Mujawhar.
Chain of transmission in Maghrebi Thuluth
Belaid Hamidi → Mohammed Amine Bouhid → his students licensed in Maghrebi Thuluth.
Chain of transmission in Ruq‘a and Diwani
Ruq‘a: Yousif Thanoon → Belaid Hamidi → Mohammed Amine Bouhid. Diwani: Mustafa Halim Özyazıcı → Ali Alparslan → Belaid Hamidi → Mohammed Amine Bouhid.
Source: ijaza holders’ trees, Dhunnun Center for Arabic Calligraphy and Ornamentation — 2026