The Rules Of Dotting Letters In Early Islamic Inscriptions/ قواعد النقط في النقوش الإسلامية المبكرة

This research unravels the rules of dotting letters and their characteristics in the Hijazi script stage, an essential stage of Arabic writing, employing the writings contained in the Hijaz inscriptions in the first three Hijri centuries, a period that is described as the period of early Islamic inscriptions, during which that script became developed and widespread, keeping pace with the emergence of the ancient Islamic civilization and its development. The research adopted the descriptive approach to explain the dotted letters, how they are dotted, and the various features used in dotting. The findings revealed the rules and foundations of dotting at that stage and developed an illustrated reference showing that comparing it to present-day dotting to fill a gap in one aspect of dotting and its development in Arabic writing and to serve as a reference for those interested in the development of Arabic writing in general, and those interested in the history of dotting and its issues in particular.