Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 173
sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa ra sa. The kingdom of this Prophet will reach the land where I stand. ' Abū. Sufyan said, 'Heraclius asked for the letter of the Holy Prophet in which the following was written: 'I begin with the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. This letter is from the. Prophet of Allāh, Muhammad", to the king of Rome, Heraclius. . Peace be upon him who follows the true guidance. I invite you to accept Islām. Accept Islam and be at peace. If you accept Islām you will have double reward from God. However, if you reject it and do not accept me then you will bear the sins of all the inhabitants of. Rome. In the letter the following verse was also written: قُلْ يَاهْلَ الْكِتب تَعَالَوْا إِلى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إلا الله وَ لَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَّ لَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّنْ اللهِ، فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُوْلُوْا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُوْنَ ) دُونِ qul ya ahlal kitabi ta'alau ila kalimatin sawa'im bainanā wa bainakum alla na‘budu ilallaha wa la nushrika bihi shai'añwwa la yattakhidha ba'ḍunā ba'dan arbābammin dūnillah fa in tawallau faqūlush hadū bi annā muslimūn --Say, 'O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you that we worship none but Allāh, and that we associate no partner with. Him, and that some of us take not others for Lords beside Allāh. ' But if they turn away, then say, 'Bear witness that we have submitted to God. ' (3:65). When Heraclius finished reading the letter, the people in the court became very agitated and started to speculate widely. . Therefore, the king ordered us to leave the court, and we were made to leave the court. After coming out of the court, I said to my. Companions", 'Ibn Abi Kabsha has excelled drastically in status. . What a high status he has that even the king of Rome fears him. ' So 173