This fragment from a stone frieze bears two inscriptions. The upper one, in elaborately foliated Kufic, says:
"There is no strength and no power save in Allah."
The foliation is confined to the top of the inscription, forming a uniform pattern, while the words are almost entirely unobstructed and remain quite legible. The lower band of scnpt is an interesting mixture of Thulth and Kufic with some peculiarities - such as the miniature letter k-af above the k-afof the first letter - which are found in manuscripts but rarely carved in stone. The inscription reproduces part of Surah XLVIII, Al-Fat'h, Victory, verses 28- 29 :
... all [religion], And enough is Allah for a witness. Muhammad [is the Apostle of Allah]."
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