78وَمِنهُم أُمِّيّونَ لا يَعلَمونَ الكِتابَ إِلّا أَمانِيَّ وَإِن هُم إِلّا يَظُنّونَJ. M. RodwellBut there are illiterates among them who are unacquainted with the Book,1 but with lies only, and have but vague fancies.The Pentateuch. This passage shews that the art of writing was known in Medina shortly after the Hejira.