If you refuse, you will carry the blame for not allowing your
people to share in this blessing”. The Muqawqis showed
respect for what the letter said. He treated the messenger
well, and sent many presents with him for the Prophet (pbuh),
but he did not become a Muslim. Although only Abyssinia
responded to the Prophet's call to Islam, all was not lost, for a
few years later Persia, Syria and Egypt all became Muslim
countries.
people to share in this blessing”. The Muqawqis showed
respect for what the letter said. He treated the messenger
well, and sent many presents with him for the Prophet (pbuh),
but he did not become a Muslim. Although only Abyssinia
responded to the Prophet's call to Islam, all was not lost, for a
few years later Persia, Syria and Egypt all became Muslim
countries.