The Arabic Calligraphy shown in this art work translates into English as:

In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful.

Muslims begin any significant act, and specially their prayers 5 times a day, with the recital of Bism Allah (or Bismillah). This is the most celebrated piece of calligraphic verse in Islamic art. It appears again and again in myriads of styles and will do so in this gallery. Every time I shall dedicate the work to a Muslim who is compassonate and merciful.

Dedicated to Ismail and Ahmad Khatib

On 6th November Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 12 year old Palestinian boy named Ahmad Khatib. His father Ismail Khatib donated the boy's organs to an Israeli Hospital where Ahmad's heart was transplanted to give life to a Jewish girl and other organs served the needs of 5 other Israeli children waiting for transplants.