The Government of Pakistan presented a major contemporary Islamic artwork to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies @OCISOxford , marking the first-ever representation of Pakistan in the Centre’s permanent collection.

The gift was presented by High Commissioner, Dr. Mohammad Faisal  @DrMFaisal, along with his spouse Dr. Sarah Naeem  @drsarahnaeem2 , in a graceful event that was attended by Lord Wajid Khan
@LordWajidKhan , academics and scholars, faculty of OCIS, officers of Pakistan High Commission and friends of Pakistan.

The gifted sculpture, created by renowned Pakistani artist Mr. Amin Gulgee, is from his acclaimed Zero Gravity II series. The work features the fifth verse of Surah Al-Alaq – one of the earliest verses revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) – ??????? ??????????? ??? ???? ???????? “[He] taught humankind what they knew not” – rendered in elegant Naskh calligraphy and dramatically deconstructed into seven floating, interconnected components that appear to defy gravity.