Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets — Page 379
MUHAMMAD : SEAL OF THE PROPHETS 379 and his companions to Medina. The Negus complied with both requests of the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet addressed another letter to Haudha bin Ali, Chief of Bani Haneefa, a Christian tribe, in Yamaniah. The letter was carried by Saleet bin Amr Qarshi who was very hospitably entertained by Haudha, was presented with change of raiment and prov isions for his journey home. He was given a letter containing the following message to the Holy Prophet: ‘Excellent and beautiful is the revelation to which you invite me. The Arabs revere my dignity. Grant unto me, after you, a share in the rule, and I wi ll follow you. ’ When the Holy Prophet read the letter, he observed, ‘Rule belongs to God; had this man asked of me but an unripe date, as his share in the land, I would not have given it to him. ’ Haudha died in the following year.