Paleo-Arabic inscription on rock was made by Prophet Muhammad's companion before he converted, study finds

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The boulder with the two Paleo-Arabic inscriptions. The top inscription was likely carved by Ḥanẓalah bin Abī ʿĀmir, a companion of Muhammad. (Image credit: Taif-Mecca Epigraphic Survey Project, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, directed by Ahmad Al-Jallad and Hythem Sidky)

The writing is only the second confirmed inscription whose attribution connects to Muhammad.




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