{"product_id":"aghaaz-natural-milky-quartz-wall-frame","title":"Aghaaz - Natural Milky Quartz Wall Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the home decor collection by \u003cstrong\u003eOrah Jewels and Crafts\u003c\/strong\u003e, Aghaaz is a wall frame that begins where all sacred things begin, with the words of \u003cstrong\u003eBismillah\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1.2em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oldest opener in the Islamic tradition, spoken before meals, before journeys, before work, before sleep. Aghaaz, meaning beginning, takes its name from precisely this: the Bismillah is how everything good is started. Rendered here in flowing gold-toned brass calligraphy set within a circular form, the inscription sits against a deep black velvet background, the script given full dramatic weight by the contrast beneath it. The right half of the disc opens into a geometric lattice of interlocking rings repeated in brass, a pattern drawn from classical Islamic architecture where repetition and geometry carry their own form of remembrance. At the point where calligraphy meets lattice, a single bead of \u003cstrong\u003emilky quartz\u003c\/strong\u003e is set. A quiet interruption, a breath, a stone that holds light without demanding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMilky quartz\u003c\/strong\u003e is silicon dioxide in its most internal state, the same mineral as clear quartz but formed with microscopic fluid inclusions that scatter light inward, producing the stone's characteristic soft opacity. It is sourced from \u003cstrong\u003eChilas\u003c\/strong\u003e, a town in \u003cstrong\u003eGilgit-Baltistan\u003c\/strong\u003e situated along the Karakoram Highway where the Indus River cuts through some of Pakistan's deepest mineral geology. The quartz deposits here form in hydrothermal veins running through ancient granite and schist, the fluid inclusions trapped during crystallization giving the stone its signature opacity and soft white body. The result is a stone without flash or refraction. Instead, a steady, cool luminescence. On this frame it functions structurally: a natural counterpoint to the metalwork, organic against geometric, white against gold, still against intricate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outer frame is a substantial gold-toned wood molding with an antique finish, wide, layered, and architectural in proportion. A cream mat border separates the frame from the mounted disc, giving the composition room to breathe. The piece reads clearly from a distance and rewards close inspection. It belongs on an entrance wall, a dining room, a dedicated prayer corner, or anywhere that calls for something deliberate at the start of a space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade at the \u003cstrong\u003eOrah Jewels and Crafts\u003c\/strong\u003e facility in \u003cstrong\u003eLahore\u003c\/strong\u003e, where brass work, stone setting, and frame construction are carried out under one roof. The milky quartz is sourced directly from \u003cstrong\u003eChilas, Gilgit-Baltistan\u003c\/strong\u003e through \u003cstrong\u003eOrah's\u003c\/strong\u003e mineral network. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 x 14 Inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brass (Gold-Toned)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGemstone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural Milky Quartz (Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orah Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49607570981106,"sku":"MQ-BR-FR-0153","price":15500.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/6183\/6439\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-06-01at4.01.26PM.jpg?v=1780312574","url":"https:\/\/orahjewels.com\/products\/aghaaz-natural-milky-quartz-wall-frame","provider":"Orah Jewels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}