Arab-musulmon olamining har bir burchagida xalliografiya ustalari bor edi. Eng mashhur kaligrafiyachilar orasida: Xalid ibn al-Hayyadj, al-Faraxidi (VII asr), al-Dahak, al-Ishoq, Ahmed al-Kalb, Ibrohim va Yusuf al-Sharaji, Ahval al-Muharrir (IX asr), Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muqla, Ibrohim as-Suli (X asr), Abul-Hasan Ali ibn al-Bavvab (XI asr), Fatima al-Bag'dadi va Shuhda bint al-Abnaari (XII asr), Yaqut al-Mustasim (XIII asr), al-Qalshankadi (XV asr) va boshqalar bor edi. Kalligrafiya uslublari tizimini va uning sirlarini o'rgatish metodikasini ishlab chiqqan Yakut al-Mustasimi (12031298) eng yaxshi kalligrafiyachi hisoblanadi.
VII asrning eng mashhur arab kaligrafi qanday nomlangan?
Xalid ibn al-Hayyadj, al-Faraxidi