Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 756
CHAPTER 30 Standard Bearer of Religious Tolerance and Freedom of Conscience 756 permission to worship in the Prophet's Mosque, facing East according to their religion. 37 Full rights of freedom of religion were given to the people of Najr a n in the agreement with them. This agreement stipulated that they would annually give two thousand sheets of cloth to the Muslims as capitation tax and in case of danger from Yemen, they would lend thirty horses, thirty camels and thirty items of armament, such as swords, arrows and spears. The Muslims would protect their places of worship and all the rights of ownership of these places were accepted to belong to the Christians. None of their churches would be demolished and no priest or bishop evicted. No modification would be carried out in their rights, rule or ownership. They would not be forced to abandon their faith. As long as the agreement stays valid, all these conditions would be strictly adhered to and no act of high- handedness or transgression against them would be allowed. 38 ‘All a mah Baihq i has elucidated some other clauses of this control. One of these clauses specified that all the priests, monks, sooth-sayers, churches, people living in these churches and all the followers of their religion were given protection of All a h and Mu h ammad, the Messenger of All a h. No priest would be removed from his office and no monk stopped from his worship. The people of Najr a n, in