Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 396
CHAPTER 17 The Prophet sa as a Summoner to All a h 396 Letter of kings of Ham i r to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa On hearing the news of Roman armies assembling at Tab u k, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa travelled there. Some of the tribes were awe-stricken by it. During H u du r sa 's return journey the kings of H imyar sent a letter informing him of their acceptance of Islam. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa wrote back advising them, "God has given you guidance, reform yourselves, obey All a h and His Messenger, observe S al a t, pay Zak a t and hand over one fifth of the war booty to me. Treat my emissaries gently who are under the leadership of Mu‘ a dh bin Jabal. Treat the people of H imyar compassionately as the Messenger of God is a guardian over the rich as well as the poor people". 73 ‘ A mul Waf u d (year when a large number of delegations came) The impartial tribes of Arabia were watching both sides in the war between Mad i nah and Makkah and waiting to see which one was successful and to side with the victorious. They were expecting the Muslims to win and waited until the conquest of Makkah. So in the year of the conquest of Makkah, so many delegations came to Mad i nah and accepted Islam that this year became known as the year of ‘ A mul Waf u d. Nearly seventy delegations came to Mad i nah and on the Holy