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Arabic Tatoos
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 Informative Article Summary by Anny Redperz
It’s no secret that tattoos have become a commonly accepted and popular form of self-expression; people young and old wear sleeves of ink, or little designs that peek out from the top of a waistband or the collar of a shirt. Over the past few years, however, a sub-genre of tattoos has emerged: Arabic tattoos.
Although Islam prohibits tattooing, Arabic Tattoos documents the reasons why people from the United States and Europe get these tattoos, ranging from names converted from Latin alphabets to Arabic, to bold words like “infidel” emblazoned on US soldiers returning to Iraq.
Jon Udelson, the book’s compiler, writes, “These tattoos signify more than the words and designs they showcase upon a person’s skin. They are representative of the this crucial point in modern time where cultural awareness, acceptance, and, unfortunately, fear, are salient aspects of global culture.”
Along with the photographs of these tattoos and the stories from their recipients, designers and inkers, essays from tattoo expert Clayton Patterson and Egyptian artist Hamdi Attia provide a thoughtful context for these tattoos.
The purpose of Arabic Tattoos is to illuminate questions like To whom does a language belong? and in doing so add to an ever expanding public discourse that involves philosophy, religion, politics and art, arriving at a higher understanding of this multi-cultural world in which we live.
Arabic Tattoo Designs
During a recent visit of some of my relatives my eyes quickly caught something on the wrist of one of my cousins.
On closer inspection, I found that it was in fact an Arabic tattoo which she had bartered with her mother to get for 18th birthday! The condition being that instead of getting a Christmas present, she would be given permission to get a tattoo for her birthday. Her added argument being that this would give her parents at least six months to get used to the idea…
Hey, you’ve got to admire the fact that she knows her parents and respected them enough to arrange the deal in a way which wasn’t TOO unsettling for them!
When I asked what it meant, I was advised that it read “Princess” - even though I could see that a small part of her mother was thinking “Well that’s what she SAYS it means!”
To be honest, I know that if my daughter had a tattoo in a language I didn’t understand, I’d probably be dubious as to what it actually said too. This is a general concern when getting tattoos in a language you don’t speak, such as Kanji/Chinese tattoos and you are always advised to do your best to get a verified linguist to confirm the tattoo art message you’re having created in case you inadvertently offend someone or look silly if you discover it has a different meaning to the one expected!
But this is not where this post ends… I was then shown a picture of her planned SECOND tattoo - which her mother wasn’t yet aware of and which she says is going to be a flower with a Hawaiian phrase which (we are again advised) says, “Family!”
At the moment she is trying to decide where to have it. She was thinking of her ankle, a friend suggested her hip, but in my opinion it would be best suited on her back - in the area of one of her shoulder blades. When she has it done, I’ll be sure to get a photo so you can see how it looks.
Arabic Symbols Tattoo - Arabic Symbols Tattoo Designs
Many Arabic symbols tattoo designs comes from many sources and there are many websites but not like this one. You have come to the right place for the official largest tattoo collection in the world. The reason that (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) are known as A
Arabic tattoo’s is going to deal more with “Muslim/Islamic” tattoos also as that is the major religion in the region.
In the relgion of Islam tattoo’s is strictly forbidden, a lot like the other religons. One has keep in mind the fact that body piercing, tattooing, branding, etc. all fall in the category of “unnecessary interference, alteration and mutilation of Allah’s creation.” Therefore Muslims should not get tattooed, but many chose to do so anyway in this new age.
“Islam denounces excesses in beautifying oneself when it alters the physical features that Allah created him with. The Glorious Qur’an considers such alterations as inspired by Satan, who “…will command them (his devotees) to change what Allah has created…” (An-Nisa’: 119)
Some Arab women are in the habit of tattooing large areas of their bodies. People of certain religious sects tattoo pictures of their deities or religious rituals on their hands and chests.
This being said, temporary tattooing is allowed such as Henna Art or “Mehndi” which is popular in Southern Asia.
We will start with the Crescent Moon & Star Tattoo
The Crescent with Star, however, did not start as an Islamic symbol, but rather gained its popularity as a political symbol in the Middle East, eventually becoming associated with one of the main religions of the region. In fact, early Islamic communities used little in the way of symbolism, especially in terms of iconography.
Verses From the Koran
Many people choose to put the verse that means the most to them from the holy Koran on themselves as a way to remind themselves of what they believe in.
Hamsa) Khamsa Hand Of Fatima Tattoo
Also sometimes known as the “Eye of Fatima” this symbol is already used all over in jewelry and decorations. There is also an alternative Jewish name for this and it is “Hand of Miriam” The symbol holds some significance for many Muslims, particularly in the Maghreb, including Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia where it can be readily found in Arab markets. The Hamsa is a talisman to protect against the evil eye. In Egypt it is very widespread, and often painted on the fronts of homes, and in the Middle East, and in India and Pakistan. Because of this reason many people choose to get it as a tattoo.
There are literally many other “muslim tattoo’s” that people around the world have of different things, we just covered the most basic arabic tattoos even though most were Islamic tattoos in nature. It should be pointed out many even get the word allah tattood on to themselves as a way to identify themselves as muslims. I have included two other tattoo’s I have found, please tell me what you think of them.
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