1225—Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Humayd informed us. He said: Ahmad ibn Abdullah al-Wakil informed us. He said: Amr ibn Ali narrated to us. He said: al-Hasan ibn Habib narrated to us. He said: Abu Hamzah al-Thumali narrated to us, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas, who said:

“Indeed, Allah created a Preserved Tablet from a white pearl, its two covers of red ruby. Its pen is light, and its writing is light. Each day, He looks upon it three hundred and sixty times; with each look He gives life and causes death, grants might and humbles. He does whatever He wills.”