a promise by Muhammad to return any member of Quraysh (presumably a minor or woman) fleeing from Mecca without the permission of their parent or guardian, even if they be Muslim. When Khusraw's anger had subsided he commanded that Abdullah be brought before him. But Abdullah was nowhere to be found. They searched for him all the way to the Arabian peninsula but found that he had gone ahead. Does Islam make this distinction? You claim this is so and I will take you at your word. But do the majority of Muslims properly recognize this distinction? From my perspective (emphasis on "my"), the answer will come in time. Ultimately, non-Muslims must leave Islam for the Muslims to interpret. Both of us are trying to touch the limits of our existence. The great poets of the past always surrendered to life. They didn’t look for established things, or tried to unravel secrets: they simply allowed their souls to be carried away by their emotions. People are always seeking safety and sometimes they find it: but safety is an end in itself, and life doesn’t have an end. Your letter, Mary, is the most beautiful expression of life that I have ever received. Poets aren’t those who write poetry but all those who have a heart filled with the sacred spirit of love.

I bear witness that there is nothing and nobody worthy of worship except Allah. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His Slave and final Messenger. Viceroy and the Persians in Yemen accepted Islam and became Muslims. Lessons from the Prophet’s letters Rogerson, Barnaby (2003). The Prophet Muhammad: A Biography. UK: Little, Brown (Time Warner books). ISBN 0-316-86175-8. all the signatories would unite as one in the defense of the city of Medina, declared the Jews of Aws equal to the Muslims, as long as they were loyal to the charter. This letter is sent from Muhammad, the Prophet to Ashama bin Al- Abjar, the king of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Peace be upon him who follows true guidance and believes in Allah and His Messenger. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah alone with no associate, He has taken neither a wife nor a son, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. I call you unto the fold of Islam; if you embrace Islam, you will find safety, Say O Muhammad: ‘O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allah.’ Then, if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims.I bear witness that there is nothing worth of worship except Allah and that Muhammad ibn Abdullah is His final Messenger. In the period of finalisation, during the carnival, Monica and Oyvind were here. Oyvind asked me what I thought about just cutting things. I said it was the same thing that Michelangelo did with the marble. The emperor then had him taken down from the wooden cross. He called for a great pot to be brought. This was filled with oil which was then heated under a fierce fire. He then had two other Muslim prisoners brought and had one of them thrown into the boiling oil. The prisoner's flesh sizzled and soon his bones could be seen. The emperor turned to Abdullah and invited him to Christianity. Mary, my adored Mary, how can you think you bring me more sorrow than joy? No one knows for sure where the boundary between pain and pleasure lies: many times, I think it is impossible to separate them. You give me so much joy it almost hurts and you cause me so much pain; it even makes me smile. Dear Mary: I’m sending you a parable I have finished. I haven’t been writing much and only in Arab. But I would like to hear your corrections and suggestions about this excerpt: At the shadow of a temple, my friend pointed me to a blind man.

Dearest and beloved Messenger and Prophet. May Allah out of His infinite mercy make me meet you in His beautiful, eternal resting place for us - His paradise. The thought was disorientating. The first feeling, as with most things unfamiliar, was discomfort. If you didn't know how other people lived their life, it could be anything. I mean, anything at all. If you had to meet them, what would your common ground even look like? It wasn't so long ago that the hyper connectivity of today, the "global village" and easy international travelling meant that whatever outside of your immediate vicinity may as well have been another world. Kube Publishing is an independent publishing house that publishes general interest, academic and children’s books on Islam and the Muslim experience. Additional Product Information

And thus I have informed and sincerely admonished. So accept my sincere admonition. "And Peace unto whoever follows the guided path." [ Quran 20:47] So then imagine, if you were responsible for transmitting a universal call that must spread across land, sea, culture, custom and belief? Where would you even begin? How would you do it? What would you say, and how would you say it? a b c d "The Events of the Seventh Year of Migration - The Message". www.al-islam.org. Al-Islam.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012 . Retrieved 25 August 2013.

It was the year 7AH (628AD), and the dawn of a new era for the early Muslims as they welcomed the promise of peace on the horizon. The time was now right. The Prophet (pbuh) decided to invite the wider world to a better way of living. Messengers were chosen to visit the opulent palaces of the Roman Empire, travel by boat up the Nile to Alexandria, cross vast planes to a Kingdom in Abyssinia and approach the extravagant fortresses of mighty Persia. Abdullah was taken away, not knowing what would happen to him. Would he be killed or would he be set free? But he did not want to wait to find out. He said, "By God, I don't care what happens to me after the letter of the Prophet has been so badly treated." He managed to get to his camel and rode off. Reda, Mohammed (1 January 2013). MOHAMMED (S) THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH: محمد رسول الله (ص) [إنكليزي]. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN 978-2-7451-8113-8 . Retrieved 14 August 2021. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. This letter is from Muhammad (saw), the Messenger of God, to Chosroes, the Chief of Iran. Whoever submits to perfect guidance, and believes in Allah, and bears witness that Allah is One, and has no equal or partner, and that Muhammad (saw) is His Servant and Messenger, on him be peace. O King, under the command of God, I invite you to Islam. For I have been sent by God as His Messenger to all mankind, so that I may warn all living men and complete my Message for all unbelievers. Accept Islam and protect yourself from all afflictions. If you reject this invitation, then the sin of the denial of all your people will rest on your head.

So am I,” the blind man answered. And placing his hand on my chest, he said: “I spend my life observing the many suns and stars that move inside me.” Thereby I call you to [this] that you believe in the one God with no partner [associated in worship] to Him [and] your kingship remains yours. Thereafter, verily I call you to submit your will to God. Submit your will to God and you will be safe. God shall compensate your reward two-folds. But if you turn away, then upon you will sins of the peasants. Both the Aws and Khazraj had progressively converted to Islam, although the latter had been more enthusiastic than the former; at the second pledge of al-'Aqaba, 62 Khazrajis were present, in contrast to the three members of the Aws; and at the Battle of Badr, 175 members of the Khazraj were present, while the Aws numbered only 63. [33] Subsequently, the hostility between the Aws and Khazraj gradually diminished and became unheard of after Muhammad's death. [1] According to Muslim scholar al-Mubarakpuri, the 'spirit of brotherhood' as insisted by Muhammad amongst Muslims was the means through which a new society would be shaped. [34] P.J. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Islam Online. Brill Academic Publishers. ISSN 1573-3912.