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suyuti:420-63b – Ibn ʿAbbās
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السيوطي:٤٢٠-٦٣b –

"عَن ابْن عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَا خَلَقَ الله الْقَلَمُ، ثُمَّ خُلِقَتْ لَهُ النُّونُ، وَهِىَ الدَّوَاةُ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة

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suyuti:420-76b – Ibn ʿAbbās > Awwal
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السيوطي:٤٢٠-٧٦b –

"عَنْ ابْن عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَا خَلَقَ الله منْ شَىْءٍ الْقَلَمُ، ثُمَّ خَلَقَ النُّونَ، فَكَبَس (*) الأرضَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ النُّونِ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة