How should Muslims treat Christians? With violence? Anger? Hatred? The answer is none of the above. Below is the English rendering of a letter written by the Prophet Muhammad (sa) to all Christians.

In a time when tensions between Islam and Christianity seem to be at an all time high, we remind our Christian friends that a true Muslim cannot hurt a Christian in any way, neither by his hand, nor by his tongue.

The below letter requires no explanation. We hope it provides credence and comfort that Prophet Muhammad (sa) truly celebrated his Christian friends. (The original letter is now in the Topkapi Museum in Instanbul)

“This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them. Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold out against anything that displeases them.

No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries.

No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet. Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate.

No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them. If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray.

Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants. No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world).”


English translation from ‘Muslim History: 570 – 1950 C.E.’ by Dr. A. Zahoor and Dr. Z. Haq, ZMD Corporation. P.O. Box 8231 – Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8231 – Copyright Akram Zahoor 2000. P. 16

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Original in Istanbul Library


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This letter should be forwarded to iSIS rebels in iraq,boko haram,the taliban,al shabaab & simply put,all islamic groups on earth!

Only God knows what or who boko bois de fight4

This is not a letter to christians.... It is to muslims about christians

That is wat u pipu alwaz say to decieve us (xtains) so u could slaughter us like ur rams...
Our eyes has opend unlike before.
Go to sambisa forest & read dat potion of quran to SHEKAU & co.
Also take it to palastine,Iran,iraq, etc i think they need it more not we d christains.
For all i care take dis picture messages below bak to ur mohammed.

the prophet which later said Muslims should kill infidels(as they call Christians) ,they prophet when he was dying told his followers to drive Christians away from mecca and medina. Imagine the world without Islam

Meestique: This is not a letter to christians.... It is to muslims about christians

It was a letter to Neg us Of Abyssinia

OP if your message is true let Muslims worldwide prove it by their actions and we Christians will believe. So far all the generation of Muslims from time till now have shown us contrary. Why? Because your holy books speak differently from what you have in that letter.

hopelink1: the prophet which later said Muslims should kill infidels(as they call Christians) ,they prophet when he was dying told his followers to drive Christians away from mecca and medina. Imagine the world without Islam

n were did u read dat4rm?

ByfireByfire: OP if your message is true let Muslims worldwide prove it by their actions and we Christians will believe. So far all the generation of Muslims from time till now have shown us contrary. Why? Because your holy books speak differently from what you have in that letter.

Well this is just a BIG FAT LIE

ByfireByfire: OP if your message is true let Muslims worldwide prove it by their actions and we Christians will believe. So far all the generation of Muslims from time till now have shown us contrary. Why? Because your holy books speak differently from what you have in that letter.

dnt let ignorance kill u,jus go get ursef a copy of engsh quran,ders no harm no side efect,I v quran,bible,KJV, tanti n am even lokin4 7books, I read4rm d books n nt wat pipo say

ByfireByfire: OP if your message is true let Muslims worldwide prove it by their actions and we Christians will believe. So far all the generation of Muslims from time till now have shown us contrary. Why? Because your holy books speak differently from what you have in that letter.

Actually i dont have any explanation to all of these hapenings in the world of Muslims. I cant defend any of it. I dont blame you guys for the hate u have for Islam and the Muslims in general. Weather u blv me or not the image u see of Islam today does not portray the Religion. I take u to be a Nigerian frm which ever part of the world u are, to have mistakenly interact with a muslim that is different frm the image u have in ur head.

Many people believe that this letter was forged by Christians shortly after Muhammad's death.