Passage from the Qur'an on deerskin ascribed
to 'Ali ibn Abu Talib, fourth Caliph,
(656-661AD)

[In the name of God, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful. By the Sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal
Signs; By the promised Day (of Judgement); By one that witnesses,
...]
[Qur'an 85:1-3]