Kalamiy alphabet 
The Kalamiy alphabet is an alternative script for writing Arabic,
especially the Quran, and can be adapted to any language that uses
the Arabic alphabet. This script is based on the Latin alphabet and
was developed by Husada Tsalitsa Mardiansyah, a high school student from
Banyuwangi in Indonesia. Husada was ispired by the existance of
many transliteration systems for Arabic that are used in Indonesia.
Notable features
- Type of writing system: abjad and alphabet
- Direction of writing: left to right
- Used to write: Arabic
Kalamiy alphabet
Notes
- Sukun is representated by a consonant letter rather than a diacritic
- Shaddah or tasydid is representated by a double consonant rather than a diacritic
- There is a special ligature to represent Alif Lam which is used to differentiate sun and moon letters (syamsiyah and qamariyah). If the alif lam ligature has a vowel, it must be written before the ligature e.g. iíah = اِلَه
Sample text
Standard Arabic version
Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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