The Blessed Model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Caricatures — Page 142
sa ± _________________________________________________________________ that he had undertaken the responsibility of protection of the sa boundaries of the Christians (who had come from ) by Najran − the Muslim Army. Furthermore, it was also the obligation of the Muslims to protect their Churches, places of worship and inns, no matter how far off they were located, and whether they were in cities, mountains or woods. They were free to worship in accordance with their religion, and to safeguard their freedom of worship was also the responsibility of the Muslims. The Holy Prophet said: sa Since they are now the subjects of a Muslim government and so are my subjects, therefore, their protection is obligatory upon me. The pact goes on to state that the Muslims would not include them (the Christians) in their battle expeditions without their willingness. Their priests and religious leaders would not be removed from their positions and would continue their tasks. There would be no interference in their places of worship. These would not be brought to any use under any circumstances, and would not be converted into inns. These would not be used as accommodation for anyone and would not be used for any other purpose without permission. would not be collected from Jizyah religious scholars and priests no matter where they were. If a Muslim had a Christian wife, she would have total freedom of worship in her own way. If anyone wished to go to their own religious scholars for advice, they could do so. With regard to repairs of Churches, etc. , the pact maintained that if they sought financial help and moral support from the Muslims, they should help them as it was a preferred option. It would neither be 142