In late 6 AH, after the Hudaybiyya truce, the Prophet ﷺ sent eight Companions with letters of invitation to the world's kings — on a silver seal ring engraved 'Muhammad Messenger of God' in three lines. Some entered Islam — the Negus, al-Mundhir ibn Sawa, the kings of Oman; al-Muqawqis came close; Heraclius nearly did; and Khusraw tore the letter.
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The Letters to Rulers and Kings
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In late 6 AH, after the Hudaybiyya truce ended the war with Quraysh, the call went out to address the world's kings. The Prophet took a silver seal engraved in three lines 'Muhammad Messenger of God' and chose eight senior Companions of wisdom and tongue, sending them close together with the letters: Amr ibn Umayya (may God be pleased with him) al-Damri (may God be pleased with him) to the Negus, who honored the letter, entered Islam and sent the emigrants' ships; Hatib ibn Abi Balta'a to al-Muqawqis, chief of the Copts, who answered warmly and gifted two maids, a mule and a garment; Abdullah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi (may God be pleased with him) to Khusraw of Persia, who tore the letter; Dihya ibn Khalifa al-Kalbi to Heraclius, who nearly embraced it but for his patricians; al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami to al-Mundhir ibn Sawa, who entered Islam; Salit ibn Amr (may God be pleased with him) to Hawdha ibn Ali; Shuja' ibn Wahb to al-Harith al-Ghassani; and Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him) to the kings of Oman, who embraced it willingly with their land.
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