QMI-INS-009e · c. 20–60 AH
Inscription of Khālid ibn Salīm, mawlā of ʿAmr ibn Jahm, east of Tabūk
نقش خالد بن سليم مولى عمرو بن جهم، شرق تبوك
East of Tabūk, Saudi Arabia, on a caravan route
- اللهم اغفر لخلد (لخالد) بن سليم مو
- لى عمرو بن جهم
- وتمم حجه
- وأعظم أجره
- آمين
O God, forgive Khālid ibn Salīm, the mawlā of ʿAmr ibn Jahm. Complete his pilgrimage, and magnify his reward. Amen.
A prayer for forgiveness for Khālid (written Khld, for Khālid) ibn Salīm, identified as mawlā of ʿAmr ibn Jahm. The word mawlā is split across the line break, and the text ends with āmīn.
Documented and photographed by Fāyiz al-Balawī, published 12 October 2026. Reading: Ahmed W. Shaker. Dating: QMI. On the emigrants to Abyssinia, including ʿAmr and Khuzaymah ibn Jahm: Ibn Isḥāq, Sīrah; Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt.