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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double.
Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row
there shall be a ruby, a topaz and a beryl; in the second row a
turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald; in the third row a
jacinth, an agate and an amethyst; in the fourth row a chryso-
lite, an onyx and a jasper. Mount them in gold filigree set-
tings... Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bot-
tom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to
the seam just above the waistband of the ephod. (Exodus,
28:15-20, 27)

The use of a signet ring:

Anas Malik (ra) says: "The Prophet (may God bless him
and grant him peace) had a ring made of silver and its (in-

laid) gem was also of silver. When the Prophet (may God
bless him and grant him peace) wanted to write to the
leaders of foreign states, he ordered a seal-ring to be made,
the brightness of which is still before my eyes. The inscrip-
tion engraved on the ring of the Prophet (may God bless
him and grant him peace) was 'Muhammad Rasul God,' of
which in the first line was engraved 'Muhammad,' in the
second line 'Rasul,' and in the third line 'God'." 61

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