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	Appliqued Cloth Egypt. Bismallah in shape of dove. Colection of Catherine Collins. The Bismallah "In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful." This invocation is used at the head of chapter openings of the Qur'an and is one of the most frequently seen in all styles and periods of calligraphy.