اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَ — read in the name of your Lord who created. It is the opening verse of Surah Al-Alaq and the first verse of the Quran ever revealed, and the word it begins with, iqra, means read. There is no line in the language better suited to the wall of a place where children are learning to do exactly that.

Here it is set in raised green foam on a plain white board, one line running right to left across the whole width. The green against white is the reason to choose this one over a loose calligraphy set: the board gives the letters a clean, even background regardless of what colour the classroom wall is painted, and it goes up as a single piece rather than letter by letter.

The proportions are worth noticing. The board is wide and shallow, which is the shape of a doorway lintel rather than a poster, and that is where most schools put it — above the entrance to a classroom, a library or a Quran room, where it is read on the way in without taking any usable wall space.

For a teacher, the value is that the verse is short enough for a whole class to memorise in one sitting and important enough to be worth the time. Children who have already learned it recognise the shape of the words on the wall long before they can read Arabic fluently, which is the quiet way a chart like this earns its place over a year.

There is nothing adhesive on the back of the board and no dimension is printed on it or the banner, so we describe neither. Because it is one solid board rather than separate letters, double-sided tape or glue dots along the back edge is all it needs. Ask us on WhatsApp and we will measure the piece in stock.

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