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A Letter to Mundhir bin Sawa, Governor of Bahrain |
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Biographies of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.a.w.) -
Letters of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.)
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Saturday, 26 May 2007 03:12 |
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) despatched ‘Al-‘Ala’ bin Al-Hadrami to the governor of Bahrain,
carrying a letter inviting him to embrace Islam. In reply, Al-Mundhir bin Sawa wrote the following
letter:
“Allâh’s Messenger (Peace be upon him)! I received your injunctions. Prior to this, I read your letter,
which you wrote to the people of Bahrain extending to them an invitation to Islam. Islam appealed
to some of them and they entered the fold of Islam, while others did not find it appealing. In my
country, there live Magians and Jews, and therefore you may inform me of the treatment to be
extended to them.”
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) wrote the following letter in reply to his:
“In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
From Muhammad, Messenger of Allâh to Mundhir bin Sawa.
Peace be on you! I praise Allâh with no associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave
and Messenger.
Thereafter, I remind you of Allâh, the Mighty, the Glorious. Whoever accepts admonition, does it for
his own good. Whoever follows my messengers and acts in accordance with their guidance, he, in
fact, accepts my advice.
My messengers have highly praised your behaviour. You shall continue in your present office. Give
the new Muslims full chance to preach their religion. I accept your recommendation regarding the
people of Bahrain, and I pardon the offences of the offenders; therefore, you may also forgive them.
Of the people of Bahrain whoever wants to go on in their Jewish or Magian faith, should be made to
pay Jizya (poll-tax).”
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THE HEART AND THE TONGUE: OF ALL THINGS THE BEST AND THE WORST
Luqman the Wise, an Abyssynian slave, was once asked by his master to slaughter a goat and bring him two pieces of its best meat. Luqman did as he was bid, then cooked the goat and brought his master its tongue and heart. A few days later, his master asked him to slaughter another goat and, this time, bring him two pieces of its worst meat. Luqman again did as he was bid, but presented his master with the same two parts of the animal-its tongue and its heart. His master then inquired as to why it was that he had brought him the same parts on both occasions. “If both these parts are sound,” replied Luqman, “then there is nothing to
compare with them. But if they are both defective, there is nothing worse.” |
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