Muhammad Hussein al-Tamimi loved Arabic calligraphy at a young age, as he drew attention to the shape of letters and their drawing while he was on the seats in primary school, but the paths of life took him to another world, although he is also not devoid of some forms of creativity.
The football world attracted Mohammed Al-Tamimi for a long time, until he reached the stage of retirement about three years ago, when he devoted himself to the hobby of childhood, and to his old passion for learning and teaching this art, to start his works by drawing murals from poetic verses that were adorned in the Dubai World Trade Center area, and bore the name of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Al-Tamimi explained to «Emirates Today» how he began his attachment to the Arabic script, and he said: “He started in the school period, and grew inside him to the point that he volunteered to plan school boards, because he was enjoying drawing letters.” He added, “He loved this art by nature, and it was not He knows his history and colors, which evolved with the Arabs working on his classification and intonation, through different periods of time.
Al-Tamimi, who is currently working in the field of financial management, added that "planning has revived the dream of childhood within it, and that credit is due to the interest of followers in what it publishes, and its continuous attempts to possess the secrets and possessions of this art."
He explained that «he started learning the calligraphy and its fundamentals without a teacher, and developed himself using the social networking sites and (YouTube), following up the adult calligraphers and simulating their writing, in addition to permanent visual nutrition and continuous training».
Al-Tamimi stressed the need for a permanent center in Dubai to teach the arts of Arabic calligraphy, noting that "the road ahead is still long in the field of discovering the rules and secrets of Arabic calligraphy arts, and mastering one of the lines, especially the difficult ones, such as copies, Kufi and a third."
Al-Tamimi expressed his happiness that his first artwork would be a mural drawn from the poems of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, which he implemented in cooperation with "Brand Dubai", with the support of a group of foreign artists specialized in the implementation of this type of art.
He continued, "He aspires to reach high levels in mastering the arts of calligraphy, and to benefit in this in the service of the Emirates, by contributing to any work that makes it look prettier and more beautiful."
Al-Tamimi himself considers himself an amateur, as he is still making his first steps towards the world of Arabic calligraphy, adding that he “wishes to learn from the masters of Arabic calligraphy and its arts, such as international and Arab artists, who worked on upgrading Arabic calligraphy with more distinction.”