Life-of-Muhammad

Life of Muhammad sa 135from Iran anchored at the port of Yemen. It brought aletter from the Emperor of Iran to the Governor ofYemen. The letter bore a new seal, from which theGovernor concluded that the prophecy of the ArabianProphet sa had proved true. A new seal meant a new king.He opened the letter. It said:From Chosroes Siroes to Badhan, the Governor of Yemen.I have murdered my father because his rule had becomecorrupt and unjust. He murdered the nobles and treatedhis subjects with cruelty. As soon as you receive this letter,collect all officers and ask them to affirm their loyalty tome. As for my father's orders for the arrest of an ArabianProphet sa , you should regard those orders as cancelled(Tabari, Vol. 3, pp. 1572–1574 and Hisham p. 46).Badhan was so impressed by these events that heand many of his friends at once declared their faith inIslam and informed the Prophet sa accordingly.THE LETTER TO THE NEGUSThe letter to the Negus, King of Abyssinia, wascarried by ‘Amr bin Umayya Damri ra . It ran as follows:In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful,Muhammad sa , the Messenger of God, writes to the Negus,King of Abyssinia. O King, peace of God be upon you. Ipraise before you the One and Only God. None else isworthy of worship. He is the King of kings, the source ofall excellences, free from all defects, He provides peace toall His servants and protects His creatures. I bear witnessthat Jesus, son of Mary as was a Messenger of God, whocame in fulfilment of promises made to Mary by God.Mary had consecrated her life to God. I invite you to joinwith me in attaching ourselves to the One and Only Godand in obeying Him. I invite you also to follow me andbelieve in the God Who hath sent me. I am His Messenger.I invite you and your armies to join the Faith of theAlmighty God. I discharge my duty hereby. I havedelivered to you the Message of God, and made clear to