thanx malizai
the below picture of a tombstone from 800s AD
Translation
In the name of God, the beneficent, the Merciful
Witness Abdul Rehman bin Yazid
that there is no God but God and
He is one with no companion
and that Mohammad is his servant and the messenger
and the Day of Judgment will come
there is not doubt about it
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another type of writing is Naskh,
which is smoother than the Kufi ones.
Translation
In the name of God Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Their Lord doth give them good tiding of a mercy from Him and acceptance
and gardens where enduring pleasure will be theirs.
There they will abide for ever. Lo! with Allah there is immense reward.
This is the grave of the poor in want for Almighty God
Who accepts his sins and submits to his God, the Father of the poor and the orphans and the needed
al-Sheikh Afifallah bin
Abdullah bin Ali bin Sulaiman bin Arafa al Makki
Died for the mercy of God on the 6th of the year 767 (AH)
Outlined border inscription:
Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal.
Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him.
Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and
Whatsoever is in the earth.
Who is he that intercedeth with Him
Save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of him and
that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of
His knowledge save what He will.
His Throne includeth the heavens and the earth,
and He is never
Weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.