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Abstract

Abstract:
Arabic calligraphy, at the beginning of Islam, was not very precise, perfect, and proficient as we see today. In the early  Islamic  era the Arabs read prose and poetry without  dots, pauses, and signs, relying on the context of the text. When Islam spread and Arabs mixed with non-Arabs, the Arabs feared about their language would be corrupted,  these errors and melody would come into the Holy Qur’an. These factor,s  led scholars and rulers  to invent signs and dots.  There are different opinions about the first founder of signs and dots. The invention of dots invented a new  unique and rare genre of  literature that called  (الأدب المهمل) Ghair manqot , dotless  or undotted literature.It has many shapes and kinds. Most famous and unique writings in thsis regard, is Holy Quran interpretation by Abul Faiz Faizi.
This research article is divided into three parts: (i) A brief history of  arabic writing style and development after Islam, in this part clarified the fact of early arabic style dots actual meanings, which many people even students and researchers  are unfamiliar and ignorant (ii) Introduction to the dotless arabic literature and its kinds with examples  (iii) Results .
 
Key Words: Ghair manqot, undotted literature, Al-Adab Ul-Muhmal, Mujamah ,Muhmala, Dotless, Dotted, Al-Ehmal, Al-Eijam