The Letters of Holy Prophet MUHAMMAD PBUH

1. Documents of Holy Prophet
Muhammad PBUH
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2. The Documents
 250 available from different sources
 04 original letters discovered
 “Wasa’iq Alsiyasiya” by Dr Hameedullah gives a
large number
reproduces Naqoosh “Rasool Number Vol II”
99 from “Wasa’iq”

3. Document types
 Letters inviting to Islam
 Peace treaties
 Terms of surrender for conquered
territories
 Details of Jazya or taxes

4. Background
 Meccan Period :
– 40 yrs before Nabuwat, 13 yrs after Nabuwat
 Medinan Period :
– 10 Yrs (Hijri year starts from 1st year in Madina)
 Khandaq : 5 Hijri , Muslims gain strength
 6 Hijri (Hudaibiya) : turning point in Islamic
political history
 Prophet turns his attention outside Arabia

5. O people! I have been sent as Rehmat al lil
alamin. Send my message to the world ,
God will be kind on you. Do not develop
differences like the followers of Christ;
when they were ordered to go to close by
areas they went willingly. And when
ordered to go to far flung areas they
stopped short in their tracks.

6. Letters : invitation to Islam

7. Letter to Heraclius
King of Byzantine Empire
 Bismillah Al Rahman Al Rahim, From Muhammad,
servant of Allah and His messanger, to Heraclius,
the ruler of Romans
 Peace be on whoever follows the right path!
Thereafter I invite you to the call of Islam;
submit and you will be safe submit and Allah
will bestow double reward on you. But if you
turn away the crimes of your subjects will fall
upon you

8.  And You, O people of the Book, come to
a common word between you and us, that
we worship none but God, without
associating anything with Him, and that
none of us takes any of us as Lord besides
Allah. Then if they turn away, well, say :
Bear witness that truly, we are muslims

9. Original of the
Letter to
Heraclius

10. Letter to King of Persia
 King became angry and tore the letter.
 Prophet said “may God tear his empire”
 King of Persia sent two men from Yemen
to capture the Prophet
 King was killed by his own son

11. Letter to Najashi
Ruler of Habsha
 Najashi accepted
Islam but his
subjects did not

12. Letter to Rulers of Oman 8 AH
 “In the
Merciful.
name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
From Mohammed, the messenger of
Allah, to Jaifar and Abd, sons of Al Julanda.
 Peace be upon the one who follows the right
path! I invite both of you to the call of Islam.
Submit to Allah and both of you will remain safe.
I am the Messenger of Allah for all of human
beings in order that I infuse fear of Allah in every
living person.

13.  If both of you accept Islam, you will remain in command
of your country, but if you refuse you must
remember that all your possessions
my call,
are
cavalry would take possession of your land,
perishable. My
and my
Prophethood will triumph over your kingship.

14.  Both brothers accepted Islam and allowed
Hazrat Amr ibn Al-as to take over as
resident General of the Government of
Medina and perform the administration of
Justice and taxes for the Muslim population.

15. Document of Alliances
with tribes of Arabia

16. Alliances with tribes close to
Medina
 Banu Zamrah
 Banu Ghifar
 Juhaina
 Madlaj
 Muzaina

17. Treaty with Banu Zamrah
 B.Zamra : 3 days to south of Medina, 9 from Mecca in
the area of international trade route
 Several Muslim reconnaissance missions in the area in
the first year after Hijrah
 Ghazwa Wadan in Safar 2 AH, Prophet with 60 muslims
went to wadan in the area of B.Zamra for two weeks
 First international treaty by the Prophet (with a non
Muslim tribe)

18. Treaty with Banu Zamrah
 Bismillah Al Rahman Al Rahim This is a writing of
Muhammad, the messenger of Allah addressed to the Banu Zamrah…
 They will have security of their property and their persons and help shall
be given to them against whoever attacks them unjustly.
 And it will be their duty to help the Prophet .…, except for the case when
they fight for the cause of religion. Further, as soon as the Prophet
invites them to his help they would respond to this call. And for this they
give guarantee of Allah and the guarantee of His Messenger; and they
shall have the right of receiving help in case they observe their
engagement and remain pious in observing the pact.

19. Treaty with Banu Ghifar
 The Banu Ghifar shall be counted among
Muslims, having the same rights as the Muslims,
and same obligations as they have.
 Moreover, the Prophet engages in their favour
the guarantee of Allah and guarantee of His
Messenger : to their property and their persons.

 Further, if the Prophet calls them for his help,
they shall respond to his call. And it will be
incumbent on them to help him except if one
fights for religion…. It is understood that this
document will not intervene against a crime.

20. Treaty with Juhaina
 Similar to the one with Banu Ghifar
 6 months before Badar
 Scouts of Juhaina helped Muslims during
battle of Badr

21. Consequence of treaty with
Zamrah and Ghifar
Both these tribes remained faithful to
the Islamic state of Medina offering
material and human help frequently

22. Agreement with Juhaina after they

converted to Islam
That they will cut all relations with pagans
 That they will observe faithfully all Islamic duties, spiritual as well as
political.
 That is to say: establishing the daily prayers, paying zakat tax,
obeying Allah and His Messenger, and surrendering in favour of the
state the portion of the booty defined by Islamic law
 That they will have no more claim to interest…..
 All persons acceding to a pact with them will have the same rights
as they have

23. Language of Documents
 Clarity
 Short and to the point
 Not defensive or apologetic
 Reward and retribution

24. Conclusion
 Prophet’s documents are an indication
of importance given to religious as
well as political system by Islam

25. Thank You
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