Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 178
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa 178. Letter Sent to the Negus, the King of. Abyssinia. The letter to Negus, the king of Abyssinia (Ashama ibn. Abjar), was carried by Hadrat 'Amr bin Umayya al-Damrī”. It stated: "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful,. Muḥammad, the Messenger of God, writes to the Negus, king of. Abyssinia. O king, peace of God be upon you. I praise before you the One and Only God. None else is worthy of worship. He is the king of kings, the source of all excellences, free from all defects,. He provides peace to all His servants and protects His creatures. I bear witness that Jesus, son of Mary was a Messenger of God, who came in fulfillment of promises made to Mary by God. Mary had consecrated her life to God. I invite you to join with me in attaching ourselves to the One and Only God and in obeying Him. I invite you also to follow me and believe in the God Who has sent me. I am His Messenger. I invite you and your armies to join the faith of the Almighty God. I discharge my duty hereby. I have delivered to the Message of God, and made clear to you the meaning of this. Message. I have done so in all sincerity and I trust you will value the sincerity which has prompted this message. He who obeys the guidance of God becomes heir to the blessings of God. " you (Sirah-i-Ḥalabı, Vol. 3, p. 279; Ibn Sa'd's Al-Ṭabaqat Al-Kabir, Vol. 1, p. 259; Zurqani, Sharh Mawahib al-Ladunniyya, Vol. 3, pp. 343-344) sa. When Negus, the king of Abyssinia, received the letter of the Holy Prophet", he treated the letter with great respect. He held it up to his eyes, descended from the throne and ordered an ivory box for it. Then he deposited it in the box and said, "While this letter is safe, my kingdom is safe. " What he said proved true. For one thousand years Muslim armies were out on their career of conquest. They went in all directions, and passed by Abyssinia on all sides, but they did not touch this small kingdom of the Negus;