From 10th century onwards, the Muslims started showing greater knack for studies and read more books than the Christians or Jews. Due to the former's intense proclivity for books, the calligraphic artistes were paid handsomely even in those days of yore for writing a page of The Koran. In the initial stage, the pages of the manuscripts were decorated with floral designs in conformity with the calligraphy. In the subsequent times, the books containing historical accounts of the Islamic world, started to come out with pictures. Since Islamic philosophy did not believe in pictorial representation of nature, the works of art were more imaginary and phantasmagoric than being realistic.
'Gauda' was the capital of Bengal during Hussain Shah's times. Naturally, the royal court then, showed tremendous impact of the Parsee and Arabic culture and mannerisms. In those days, the official language was French and it was Navadweep which stood out as the center of culture and education. In the average household, 'Alpana' drawings (white paint with liquid rice paste) or decorating the 'Pidis' (low wooden seats) during wedding ceremonies was the custom of the day. Besides, the richness conspicuous in performing arts like songs, dances and acting which was epitomized by Sri Chaitanya Dev, clearly indicates that Bengal had flourished in art and culture immensely during those days. The book entitled 'Sri Gauranga Leelamrita' composed by Bansi Badan contains vivid description of the art of Nabadweep.