Chief of the Prophets — Page 178
Chapter Eight 178 Abū Sufyān narrates that after this, Heraclius sent for the letter of Muḥammad sa and had it read out before the court. The following is the text of the letter: 1 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful. (This letter is) from Muḥammad, the servant of Allah and His Messenger, written to Heraclius, the Ruler of Rome [Byzantine]. 1 Bukhārī, Kitābul-Jihād (Book of Fighting for the Cause of Allah).