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Purported letter sent by Muhammad to the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. Aslim Taslam (Arabic: أسلم تسلم) is a phrase meaning "submit (to God, i.e., by accepting Islam) and you will get salvation", [1] taken from the letters sent by the Islamic prophet Muhammad to various rulers in which he urged them to convert to Islam.
Asked by Heraclius about the man claiming to be a prophet, Abu Sufyan responded, speaking favorably of Muhammad's character and lineage and outlining some directives of Islam. Heraclius was seemingly impressed by what he was told of Muhammad, and felt that Muhammad's claim to prophethood was valid. [79] [86]. [87]
Purported letter sent by Muhammad to Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium; original version of the letter. A letter was sent from Muhammad to the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Heraclius, through the Muslim envoy Dihyah bin Khalifah al-Kalbi, although Shahid suggests that Heraclius may never have received it. [4]
The text of the letter to Heraclius (Arabic: هِرَقْل, romanized: Hiraql), reads as follows: [12] [13] [14] In the name of God, the Gracious One, the Merciful From Muhammad, servant of God and His apostle to Heraclius, premier of the Romans: Peace unto whoever follows the guided path!
Abd Allah bin Hudhafa al-Sahmi carried the letter of Muhammad to Khosrow II, the emperor of the Sassanid Empire (Persia). When Abd Allah entered the kingdom, Khosrow sent his messenger to get the letter off him but Abd Allah refused, saying Muhammad had ordered him to present the letter to the King only and he was not going to break the instructions of Muhammad.
The first lines of Utendi wa Tambuka (Utenzi wa Hirqal) in a 19th-century manuscript from SOAS collection. Utend̠i wa Tambuka, also known as Utenzi wa Tambuka [notes 1] ("The Story of Tambuka"), Utenzi wa Hirqal or Kyuo kya Hereḳali (the book of Heraclius), is an epic poem in the Swahili language by Bwana Mwengo wa Athman, dated 1728. [1]
According to George Frederick Kunz, when Muhammad was about to send a letter to the Emperor Heraclius, he was told he needed a seal to be recognized as coming from him. Muhammad had a seal made of silver, with the words Muḥammad rasūl Allāh or "Muhammad the Apostle of God."
[36] [71] According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad also sent letters to many rulers of the world, asking them to convert to Islam (the exact date are given variously in the sources). [9] [72] [73] Hence he sent messengers (with letters) to Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire (the eastern Roman Empire), Khosrau of Persia, the chief of Yemen and to ...