Something new - an Islamic tartan

[McFarkus]

A group of Muslims in Scotland have designed and registered and Islamic tartan which recently debuted in Glasgow.

[Chas]

Scottish Islamic -

Reference:10644
Designer: DC Dalgliesh Ltd
Tartan date:27/06/2011
Registration date:29 June 2012
Category: Corporate
Restrictions: Yes.
The Scottish Islamic Tartan is woven by DC Dalgliesh Ltd.

Registration notes: The Scottish Islamic Tartan weaves together the different strands of Scottish and Muslim heritage creating a fabric for the future. Scottish academic Dr Azeem Ibrahim, developed this concept after consulting leading Islamic scholars around the world - Shaikh Humza Yousaf, Imam Zaid Shakir and Dr Umar Abd-Allah. In Scotland, he sought advice from Shaikh Amer Jamil, Scotland's leading Islamic scholar. The theological explanation of the design is as follows: blue represents the Scottish Flag; green represents the colour of Islam; five white lines running through the pattern represent the five pillars of Islam; six gold lines represent the six articles of faith; the black square represents the Holy Kabah.



I hope it is woven and worn.

Regards

Chas

[English Bloke]

... I hope it is woven and worn...

It has been, and is, in a number of different guises it seems.



I like that. And I admire what it stands for.

[McFarkus]

Not only is it well-thought-out, it's a good-looking tartan.

[Chas]

It looks better worn. Although the white is still visible the yellow seems to have disappeared.

Regards

Chas

[Alan H]

That's *Excellent*....

[Piipriker]

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I like that. And I admire what it stands for.

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It looks better worn. Although the white is still visible the yellow seems to have disappeared.

If you look at the color of the shirts, they are not white, like in another picture in the blog article. The photographer didn't get the white balance right. That lets the yellow almost disappear. It's a pity for the photograph.

Hejdå Jörg

[Mike_Oettle]

While this is a most attractive tartan, it is by no means the first Islamic sett.
I have noted the existence of several tartans with an Islamic significance.
Al-Maktoum is perhaps the most “religious”, since it was adopted in 2002 by the Dundee-based Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, although it was originally devised for the use of a military pipe band based in Dubai. It is based on the tartan of Clan Cameron.
There are also Harazeen, which represents the United Arab Emirates and Palestine, and Al-Fadhli, designed for a Kuwaiti educated in Scotland.
Since politics and religion are closely intertwined in Muslim states, the tartans Royal Bahrain and Sultanate of Oman also fit into this category.
In addition there are a number of military tartans associated with the Sultanate of Oman: there is the green, red and white sett of the Omani Regiment, the tartan of the Royal Army of Oman, and at least two associated with the air force of Sultan Qaboos, the previous ruler of Oman. The one that appears on the Scottish Register of Tartans is oddly named Sultan of Qaboo’s Air Force, and is in medium blue, light blue and yellow, and the notes accompanying it refer to the existence of a similar sett that additionally has red in it.
Regards,
Mike

[ctbuchanan]

I am not an Islamic scholar, but it was always my understanding that in all artistic creations even those of a geometric design, to include one major flaw so as to avoid the comparison to a perfect Allah. I am almost certain that is true in the creation of their beautiful rugs. Was that considered here in a tartan which is probably the most perfect of designs? Or am I mistaken?

[Lyle1]

I am not an Islamic scholar, but it was always my understanding that in all artistic creations even those of a geometric design, to include one major flaw so as to avoid the comparison to a perfect Allah. I am almost certain that is true in the creation of their beautiful rugs. Was that considered here in a tartan which is probably the most perfect of designs? Or am I mistaken?

Interesting point. The black square is not solid; so, it could be considered an"imperfect" representation of the Holy Kabah!