The Letters to Rulers and Kings
مكاتبة الملوك والأمراء
c. May 628 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 6 AH
In late 6 AH (early 628 CE) following the Hudaybiyya truce, the Prophet initiated an international diplomatic initiative, sending envoys with silver-sealed letters to the major emperors, kings, and regional chiefs of the surrounding world: the Negus of Abyssinia, the Muqawqis of Egypt, Chosroes of Persia, Heraclius of Byzantium, al-Mundhir ibn Sawa of Bahrain, Hawdha ibn Ali of al-Yamama, al-Harith al-Ghassani of Damascus, and the rulers of Oman.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia · Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Peace-making and coexistenceConferences and declarations
Connections
People and things also explored
The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)The Battle of UhudThe Tragedy of Bi'r Ma'unaMuhammadThe Constitution of MedinaThe Pledges of AqabaThe Year of DelegationsThe Conquest of Khaybar
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
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islam.museum contributors. “The Letters to Rulers and Kings”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/letters-to-rulers-and-kings/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.