Who was the first to write "Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim" (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)?
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The first to write "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah) in an absolute sense was Sulayman (peace be upon him), and the first to write it in Mecca at the beginning of a document was Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him).
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