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THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD A Taanstation oF StA0's SInaT RASOL ALLAW The Life of Muharonod aa thority of Aba Soma b ‘Abd-Rahmo—Cos sare me fram a Teer the aponle wor which he did mo aay—as follow: be a ad nnd God ms His doe and then © en, wend Pree Mgoal works) for youreves_ You know, by God, that ae of torwey eaten and wl lee hs och wit a shee, The his year hantere wil be no interpreter ox chamberlin to vel te we Hlins-Did aot My zp come to you sith «mesa, ard dt ae ee on wealth and show you Cavour? What hve you gat forwatd fe FE Then wil he look to sight and Jet aod ove nothing te wl fee af pin and se nothing bat ale who cn shi is fase ei cn with aie pie of dat et him do 0; and he who fim tan hen wi a good word fr the gor deed wil be rewarded ‘Saeed or seve hundted fad" Pence b= upon you and Coes ner and Blog Se ie petched om anober oceton o folows: Prite cheat we Goll nboml pane ad whose et Limpore. We take regen rere oot end and Fes the ev of ou acts. He whom God ee eas end nny, nd whem He leds ary none can gue Fis pete theres no God but He ane, Hels wihout companion. ‘The Tie the Book af God. Ie to whorn God has mae wenn Ie Pe end hi ete sar after onli, who bas chose above Ce shel men, doh preset. Tin he Bas speech and the mont aes Ee Tove nis God ove Lov Got wih all our hey 2d Pent ward of Ged ad i mention, Harden nt oor beats Fee our of everyting thee God crentes He chooes end aces the fron Ooo al ira: the people He hooes He cals mf cai th ic ehoaes He cal ah. From eventing hat brought sae ecu and the unlawful. Worship Ged and aso to ee Hin fer Hina» He oogt co be feared Cary out loaly ‘math ba yu. say mith Your mouths, Love one another i tbe re God. Very God sary when Hi covenant f broken. Pace be opon ou. SAEDINANS AND WITH THE JEWS “The apa wrote a document concerning the emigrants an the helpers rare tically agrument with te Jews and etaliched vem ia ri nd thet property, and stated the epoca oblgations, a es cmneof Gol the Compasionae, the Merial, This ina tow: gom Nohannad the prophet governing tbe reations] Betrecn Sere ta and Musims of Quays and Yatiib, and the ~he "cpanel Heats se ten a SRE Pea as arte ee ah aya The Life of Muhammad followed them and joined them and iboured with them. They are ont community Gemma) tothe exclusion of all men. The Qurayh enigrants according to Uheie pret custom shall pry the Bloodvit withia this ‘ombee and abill redeem their prisoners with the kindest and justice fcomspon among believers. "The B. ‘Aut according to their preseat custom shall pay the blondwit they paid in heathenism; every section shall redeem its prisoners with the kindness and justice common among believers. The B, St'ida, the B "Bliet, and the B. Jabarm, and the B al-Naije likewise ‘The B ‘Amr b. ‘Auf the B.al-Nabitand the B.alAus ikewise* Believers shall ot feave anyone destitae smong them by noe paying big redemption money of blondwat in kindness (283). 'A believer call net take as an ally che feedmaa of another Mustin against his. ‘The God-fearing believers shal be against the reblius of Ihre who secs 1 spread injumtie, or sin or enmity, oF eerruption between believers; the hand of every man shall be sguiet hit ever i he be a soa (of one of them. A believer shall not slay a believer for the sake of 29 ‘nbeliver, noe shall he aid an unliever agunat a believer. God's pro- {ection is one, the leas of them may give protection to a stranger on thei behalf, Believers are frie one tothe other tothe exclusion of outaiders ‘To the Jew who follows ws belong help and equality. He ahall not be wwzonged nor shall his enemies be aed. ‘The peace of the believers is indivtble. No separate peace thall be made when believes are Shing in the way of God. Conditions mast be fri and equitable eo al. La every foray a rider must take another behind bimm. "The believers munt avenge the blood of one another shed in the way of God. The God-fearing Delivers enjoy the best and most upright guidance. No polytheist! sball take the property or person of Quraysh under hs protection nor shall he intervene aguins believer. Whoeoever ie convicted of Kling a believer ‘without good reason aball be subject to retaliation unless the next of kin {a satisfied (with blood-money), ad the believers sal be against him a9 fone man, aod they are bound to lake scton against bir. aba noe be lawful toa believer who halds by what iin this document and believes ia God and the last day ro help an evil-deer’ orto shelter ira, “The curse of Ged and His anger on the day of resurrection will be upaa tim ite does, and nether repearance nor ransom’ wil be received fromm him, Whenever you differ sbout« ater it mutt be zeferred to God and. to Muhammad. ‘The Jews shall contribute tothe cost of war vo long a they are Sighting 1 abit hein Ambo Moai ae rer ‘efrean "adsere er, hough nc ming atthe conten bee GL Were S'S ep te"Oi bepanree eS oy me np The Life of Muhammad as ongside the believers. The Jews of te B.“Avf are one community with fis Eeievers (the Jews have thei religion and the Muslims have their), tdci fresmen end their persone except those who behave unjustly aad vafuly, for they hurt but theanaelves and their families, ‘The same applies to the Jews of the 8, B. al-tianth, B. Sivide, B. Jusham, B. ALAvs, B'Thalabs, and the Jafna, a clan of the ‘Tha'laba and the B. i Shotayla, Loyalty is protection agaist treachery." The freedmen of Tovlabsave as themselves, Theclosefiends*of the Jews are as themselves, ‘Rone of thea ball go out to war save srt the permission of Muharamad, tht he thal aot be prevented fom taking revenge for a wound. He who pe aman without waning slay himsell and bis hovethold, unless it be tna who has wronged him, for God will accept that. Tho Jefes must bear ‘hes expennca and the Muslims thei expenses. Each must help the other inst anyone wo attacks the people of this document. ‘They must sec weal advice aed consultation, and loyalty isa protection against treachery. ‘Raman is ot lable for his alls misdeeds. “The wronged must be helped. ie Jews must pay with the believers so long as war lasts, Yahrib shall elon tall Be as his Now dog. no harm and commiting SESE Mia nly be ven proteton wit the consent of he fry. 1f Trkuputeor controversy litly to enue trouble should are it must be Tegal to God ani to Muhammad the apostle of God Ged accept, ere eacat to piety and goodnes inthis document. Quraynh and their ‘Lies thal not be given protection, ‘The contracting partis are bound reper lanuther aginst any sack on Yat. Mt they are called to (eget Se sad maincin it they must do 9; and if they make 2 similar Ta os the Musing it out be arid out except in the exe of Se Every one sall have Mi portin fom the sige to which be talaga, the few of alAus their frendaea and themselves have the Peeeee ing ent the people of this document ia pare yay from the opie of this document (24) . aly ie a protection against weachery: He who acquires aught Han fr himaell: God spproves ofthis document, This doed will Ta pote the unjust and the sinner, ‘The man who goes fort to Fight Tei he oan he Rays at home in the ci is eafe unless he has been sae rad sinned, Gud ie the protecor ofthe good and God-feaing man {4 Baammad isthe apostle of Cod. + wetter Stared Verner, Hari, 8870, emery “ath hy ne ete eA kl ot eacoae Seba ae mien tpl wed STNG AEE Sie her gnc er incon. So ans Se mews “Fee pty ad ven treme a Nc sip mu on ery hs wh conto. 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