A Rock Inscription From Makkah Dated 84 AH / 703-704 CE
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Assalamu ʿalaykum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu:
(a)
(b)
Figure (a) original inscription and (b) its contents.
Date
84 AH / 703-704 CE.
Size & Script
49 cm x 113 cm. Written in kufic script.
Contents
The translation of the inscription is:
- "Oh mankind, fear your Lord who created you and
- those who came before you if you wish to be successful." This was written by ʿAbd
- Allāh bin ʿAmmārah in the year 84.
Comments
The inscription contains eclectic blend of words and phrases taken from different verses of the Qur'an, viz., 4:1, 2:21 and 2:189. The order is shown below.
4:1
2:21
2:189
Location
Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
References
[1] Saʿd b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Rāshid, Kitābāt Islāmiyya Min Makkah al-Mukarramah, 1995, Riyaḍ (Saudi Arabia), pp. 26-29.
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