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Prophet Muhammad¡¦s Charter of Protection for Christians
preserved at the St. Catherine¡¦s Monastery, Sinai, Egypt
(continued from last week)
On sea or land, in the West or East, I keep these obligations. They are under my guardianship. I have given the security. Do not collect jizyah or ushr (agricultural tax) from the crops of those living on the mountains and are busy with worship. Do not take any part of their crops for the treasury of the state. This is because their agriculture is only for feeding themselves, not for trade.
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The Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said, ¡§One beneficial scholar is better than a thousand worshipful devotees.¡¨ Ad-Daylami
Haqiqat al-Muhammadiyya: Many Pakistanis and people of the Naqshbandi tariqa (and maybe of others) consider the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) to be Nur Allah, the ¡¥Light of Allah¡¦, and find it offensive that we call the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) bashar, a ¡¥human being¡¦, even though the Qur¡¦an states him to be so. I have also been made aware of a hadith in Tirmidhi that states that the prophets (upon whom be peace) were created from the Nur of Allah and the first amongst them was the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace). Do you have any knowledge about this matter?