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suyuti:4-1185bʿAli
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السيوطي:٤-١١٨٥b

"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: كَانَتْ الأَرْضُ مَاءً فَبَعَثَ الله ريحًا فَمَسَحَتِ الْمَاءَ فَظَهرَتْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ زَبَدَةٌ فَقَسَمَها أَرْبَعَ قِطَعٍ: خَلَقَ مِنْ قِطْعَةٍ مَكَّةَ، والثَّانِيَةِ الْمَدِينَةَ، والثَّالِثَةِ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ، والرَّابِعَةِ الكُوفَةَ".  

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