Arabic script used extensively in early Islamic times which has specific proportional measurements, along with pronounced angularity and squareness; the name comes from the Iraqi city of Kufa.
This piece of linen textile is decorated with a single-line inscription in black Kufic script. It reads, "In the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful; O Allah's Prophet."
Some parts of the inscription are lacking the embroidery.