Hira & Faraz Illuminated Mughal Nikahnama
Portrait A-series Nikahnama (Islamic marriage contract) in the style of a Mughal illuminated manuscript page. A cream vellum field with a faint gold-fleck texture sits inside a lapis frame with a gold braided border and polychrome corner rosettes. At the top is a gold-and-vermilion shamsa sunburst. Below it, a lapis unwan headpiece holds a multi-lobed cartouche filled with gold islimi arabesque, khatai blossoms and small vermilion and malachite flowers around the Bismillah. A cusped arch panel with arabesque-filled spandrels frames the Urdu and English title. Fine dotted entry rows cover bride, groom, guardians, mahr, witnesses, date and place, with a Quranic verse and three signature lines. The cream margin is hand-painted in feel, with alternating gold iris, poppy, narcissus and tulip sprays, cloud-band wisps and gold speckles. Palette: lapis, burnished gold, vermilion, malachite and ivory. Type is an elegant serif with spaced small caps.
What's inside
- Pages: 1 page
- Size: A4 portrait, 2100 × 2970 px
- Full resolution export: 2100 × 2970 px
- Print size: About 7 × 9.9 in (17.8 × 25.1 cm) at 300 dpi
- Fonts: Hanken Grotesk, Libre Caslon Display, Amiri and Noto Nastaliq Urdu
- Layers: 76 text layers and 2846 shapes
Colour palette
- #c59b3a
- #ddbb6a
- #a47c2a
- #e2c27a
- #c8402b
- #1e3a8a
Good for
- Nikahnama / Islamic marriage certificate
- Keepsake or display copy of a Nikah contract
- Walima or Nikah ceremony commemorative print
- Mughal or Persian-style illuminated certificate of any kind
- Anniversary or vow-renewal certificate
- Formal award or honour certificate with a manuscript look
- Eid, Ramadan or heritage-event certificate
How to make it yours
- Start with the largest text, the "Urdu title" layer set in Noto Nastaliq Urdu, and swap in your own words.
- Then rewrite "Latin title" (Libre Caslon Display) and "Bismillah" (Amiri) with your details.
- There are no photos to replace, the design is built from type and shapes.
- Change the background from #e9daba to your own colour, then recolour the accents in #c59b3a and #ddbb6a.
- Export a print-ready PDF for the printer, or a PNG to share online.
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Tags
nikahnama, nikah, marriage certificate, islamic, mughal, illuminated manuscript, unwan, shamsa, islimi, arabesque, floral margin, iris, poppy, narcissus, tulip, lapis, gold, vermilion, urdu, wedding, certificate, pakistani, south asian, premium, illustrated
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