The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 204
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 204 said, “Stay the night, and God-willing, I shall give a response tomorrow. ” When these people came to the Holy Prophet sa the following day, he addressed them in the following words: ِ اَبْلِغَا صَاحِبَكُمَا اَن َّ رَبِّی ْ قَتَل َ رَبَّه ٗ فِی ْ ھٰذِه ِ اللَّیْلَة “Tell your master (the Governor of Yemen) that my Lord, the God of power, has killed his master (the Chosroes) last night. ” Therefore, Babawaih returned to Bādhān with his Companion and conveyed to him the message of the Holy Prophet sa. Bādhān responded, “If what this man has foretold actually occurs, then he is indeed a Prophet of God. ” Hence, much time had not passed when Bādhān received a letter from Shairwaih, the son of Khusrau Parveiz, which stated: “In the interest of the country, I have killed my father Khosrow Parvez, who was guilty of cruel conduct and would kill the noble people of the country without hesitation. When you receive my letter, seek an oath of obedience in my name from the people of your region. I have also come to know that my father sent an order with regards to a person of Arabia. Consider it revoked and wait for further instruction. ” When Bādhān received this order from the new Chosroes, Sharawaih bin Khosrow, he spontaneously said, “Then the propehcy of Muḥammad sa has proven to be true, and it seems as if he is truly a Messenger of God. I accept him. ” Thus, he immediately sent a letter of Bai‘at to the Holy Prophet sa and along with him, many other people from Yemen became Muslim as well. 1 It is narrated that Khosrow Parvez was killed on the same night that the Holy Prophet sa received news of his death. It is remarkable to note that Allāh the Exalted treated both the Caesar and Chosroes according to the manner in which they treated these letters 1 * Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, pp. 143-144, Dhikrul-Aḥdāthillati Kānat Fī Sanati Sittim-Minal-Hijrah/Dhikru Khurūji Rusuli Rasūlillāhi sa Ilal-Mulūk, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) * Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 2, pp. 35- 37, Kitābun-Nabiyyi sa Ilā Kisrā, Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 5, p. 18, Wa Ammā Mukātabatuhū ‘Alaihiṣ-Ṣalātu Was-Salāmu Ilal-Mulūki Wa Ghairihim, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) [Publishers]