Deciphering basmala

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Arabic typesetting is complicated due to cursive script and essential ligatures, unlike Latin script which has few ligatures.
Early font engines failed to render Arabic ligatures correctly, leading to distorted text, especially problematic for important phrases like the basmala.
Unicode codepoint U+FDFD was created to represent the basmala, but glyphs vary across devices and are sometimes poorly designed.
The basmala phrase 'bismillah al-raman al-raim' consists of four words with specific letter connections and diacritic marks.
Arabic script includes diacritics, kashida for layout, and variations in letter forms based on position, with historical and cultural significance in calligraphy.

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