5 Preface وَقالوا أَساطيرُ الأَوَّلينَ اكتَتَبَها فَهِيَ تُملىٰ عَلَيهِ بُكرَةً وَأَصيلًاAli Quli QaraiThey say, ‘He has taken down myths of the ancients, and they are dictated to him morning and evening.’