Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 181
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa mc. I am aware that the Hebrew Prophets have foretold the advent of a Prophet in our time. But I thought he was going to appear in. Syria. I have received your envoy, and made a present of one thousand Dinars to him and I sent two Egyptian girls as a present to you. My people, the Copts, hold these girls in great esteem. One of them is Mariah and the other Sīrīn. I also send you twenty garments made of Egyptian linen of high quality. I also send you a mule for riding. In the end I pray again that you may have peace from God. " (Al-Tabaqat Al-Kabir, Vol. I, p. 260; Tarikh Al-Rusul wal Malūk, Abū. Ja'far Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari) sa sa. Although, the king of Egypt did not accept Islām, however, he treated the message and the messenger of the Holy Prophet” with great respect. He sent several gifts to the Holy Prophet which included two noble Christian sisters, Mariah al-Qibtiyyah" who became the wife of the Holy Prophet and Sirin“ who was married to the famous poet, Hadrat Hassan bin Thābit™. sa га ra га (Ibn Kathir, al-Bidaya, Vol. 7, p. 272; Zurqani, Sharḥ Mawāhib al-Ladunniyya, Vol. 5, p. 33; Narrative of Hadrat Mariah al-Qibtiyyah;. Usdul Ghāba, Narrative of Hadrat Mariah and Sırın). Letters Sent to Various Tribal Chiefs. The Holy Prophet" sent a letter to Mundhir bin Säwä al-'Abdi, Chief of Bahrain. This letter was carried by 'Ala ibn. Hadrami. The text of this letter has been lost. When it reached this sa. Chief, he believed, and wrote back to the Holy Prophet saying that he and many of his friends and followers had decided to join Islām. . Some, however, had decided to stay outside. He also said that there were some Jews and Magians living under him. What was he supposed to do about them? The Holy Prophet" wrote again to this. Chief: sa 181