Caesar and Chosroes Invited to Islam — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 3
Introduction
In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding Caesar and Chosroes Invited to Islam.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: VI – All Races Invited to Islam
Pages: Book pp. 175–176 (PDF pp. 193–194)
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Historical Account
We have already mentioned that with the Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah, a new era began in the history of Islām and the life of the Holy Prophetsa. This new era cannot be thought of as a complete era of peace at all, because many tribes of Arabia were still at war with Islām. However, among the Arabs, since the tribe of the Quraish was generally looked upon with greater reverence due to their guardianship of the Ka‘bah, and since the war against Islām was also instigated by this tribe, an agreement of peace with the Quraish did however, result in a kind of temporary peace in one part of the country. After this partial peace, the first step taken by the Holy Prophetsa was a remarkably magnificent achievement in preaching his God-given office of prophethood. We refer to those letters of invitation to Islām, which the Holy Prophetsa sent to the kings and chieftains of various sovereignties immediately after the Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah, and thus furnished practical evidence that the central point of the attention of the Holy Prophetsa was the propagation of Islām. That is, to convey this everlasting and final truth to all the people of the world, which the God of this universe revealed through the Holy Prophetsa. However, prior to the mention of these letters inviting the world to Islām, it seems incumbent that a fundamental note be written with regards to Islām being a religion of preaching, so that readers may be informed as to the perspective of the Holy Prophetsa on preaching and the broad sphere upon which the purpose of the commission of the Holy Prophetsa was spread.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3)
Section: VI – All Races Invited to Islam | Navigation: « Previous: [V – A Comparison between Islam’s Power of Peace and War] | Next: [The Islamic Perspective on Preaching] »