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]