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Letter from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the Monks of St. Katherine’s Monastery
One of the most precious documents of all is the copy of a letter narrated by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the monks in the year 628. In this precious manuscript also referred to as ‘The Charter of Priviliges to Christians’, Muslims are exhorted to protect the Christians living amongst them.
“This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them.
Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold out against anything that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries.
No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet.
Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate. No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them.
If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray. Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants.
No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).”
fmo.org.uk
One of the most precious documents of all is the copy of a letter narrated by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the monks in the year 628. In this precious manuscript also referred to as ‘The Charter of Priviliges to Christians’, Muslims are exhorted to protect the Christians living amongst them.
“This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them.
Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold out against anything that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries.
No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet.
Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate. No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them.
If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray. Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants.
No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).”
Letter from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the Monks of St. Katherine's Monastery | Federation of Muslim Organisations
One of the most precious documents of all is the copy of a letter narrated by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the monks in the year 628. In this precious manuscript also referred to as 'The Charter of Priviliges to Christians', Muslims are exhorted to protect the Christians living amongst them.
fmo.org.uk
