Persian Calligraphy is the calligraphy

Calligraphy

Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...

 of Persian writing system. It has been one of the most revered arts throughout Persian history. It is considered to be one of the most eye catching and fascinating manifestations of Persian culture.

History

The history of calligraphy in Iran dates back to the pre Islam era. In Zoroastrianism beautiful and clear writings were always praised. http://www2.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/far/hobbies/iran/calligraphy.html
in past 500 years iranian calligraphy is florished by Nastaʿlīq
(also anglicized as Nastaleeq; in Persian

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

: ) is one of the main script styles used in writing the Perso-Arabic script

Perso-Arabic script

The Persian or Perso-Arabic alphabet is a writing system based on the Arabic script. Originally used exclusively for the Arabic language, the Arabic alphabet was adapted to the Persian language, adding four letters: , , , and . Many languages which use the Perso-Arabic script add other letters...

, and traditionally the predominant style in Persian calligraphy

Persian calligraphy

Persian Calligraphy is the calligraphy of Persian writing system. It has been one of the most revered arts throughout Persian history. It is considered to be one of the most eye catching and fascinating manifestations of Persian culture.-History:...

Around one thousand years ago, Ibn Muqlah

Ibn Muqlah

Abu 'ali Muhammad Ibn 'ali Ibn Muqlah Shirazi was a Persian calligrapher, one of the foremost of the Abbasid age. It is thought that he invented the thuluth script, the first cursive style of Arabic, though none of his original work remains.Ibn Muqlah was also a government official...

 (in Persian: ابن مقله بيضاوی شيرازی) and his brother created six genres of Iranian calligraphy namely "Tahqiq", "Reyhan", "Sols", "Naskh", "Toqih" and "Reqah". These genres were common for four centuries in Persia. In 7th century (Hijri calendar), a new genre of Persian calligraphy was invented and named "Ta'liq".

Morteza Gholi Khan Shamlou and Mohammad Shafi Heravi created a new genre called Shekasteh Nastaʿlīq. Abdol-Majid Taleqani brought this genre to its highest level.

Contemporary Persian calligraphy

In 1950, Iran's Association of Calligraphers

Society of Iranian Calligraphists

The Society of Iranian Calligraphists is an Iranian organization for professionals in the field of calligraphy....

was founded by Hossein Mirkhani, Ali Akbar Kaveh, Ebrahim Bouzari, Hassan Mirkhani and Mehdi Baiani.
In Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

, Azizuddin Vakili published a book entitled "Calligraphy during last two centuries in Afghanistan" (1964).