The Blessed Model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Caricatures — Page 141
sa ± _________________________________________________________________ Another condition was that the Jews would not give • the Quraish of Mecca or their associates any kind of help or refuge as it was the Meccans who had forced the Muslims out of there. The Muslims had found refuge here [in Med na], therefore, those who lived ™¿ under this government could not enter into any pact with the enemy nation or take any help from them. It was stated that each nation would meet its own expenses. In accordance with this pact no oppressor or offender or insurgent would be safe from punishment or retribution. As mentioned before, whoever committed an act of oppression, iniquity, or wrongdoing, would be seized and punished without any discrimination of being a Muslim or a Jew or another. (Abstracted from S rat Khatamun-Nabiyy n , Mirza Bash r ™ ™ ™ sa ¿ − ¿ − ¿ Ahmad, p. 279) ± It was to promote this very religious freedom and tolerance that the Holy Prophet permitted the visiting sa Christians from to worship inside the Prophet's Najran sa − Mosque. They worshipped while they were facing eastward. The Companions were of the opinion that this should not ra have been allowed, but the Holy Prophet said: sa It does not matter. The Letter of Immunity that the Holy Prophet gave to sa the people of is also reported, in which it is mentioned Najran − 141