The Origin of theCovenants
The Origin of the Covenants
Over fourteen hundred years ago in the city of Medina, a community born through a promise of peace, diversity and equality was the first to be created through a noble Covenant. This momentous event would change the course of history.
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A background of the research on the Covenants
Renowned experts from across the globe have come together for the first time to provide the world’s most preeminent and comprehensive research on the Covenants of Prophet Muḥammadﷺ in one place.
The Journey of theCovenants
The Journey of the Covenants
The world of the seventh century was mired in war, feuds and hostility. The Prophet Muḥammadﷺ and the Covenants would set a new precedent for the relationships between different religious communities across the world, forever.
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The Principles of theCovenants
The Principles of the Covenants
In a historic move towards peace, the Covenants would speak on matters of war, marriage, taxation and freedom of belief, and uphold and protect the rights of non-Muslim and Muslim communities alike.
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The Legacy and Impact of theCovenants
The Legacy and Impact of the Covenants
In the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammadﷺ is an evidence of a thriving relationship between Muslim and Christian communities. Today, these records are preserved in one of the Christian world’s foremost places of worship.
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Read the original text of the manuscripts
You are invited to read the original text of the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammadﷺ and witness a moment in history that changed the course of humanity.
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Further
reading
The following books and sites are a great resource to delve deeper into the history and development of the Covenants:
- El-Wakil, Ahmed. 2017. “Searching for the Covenants: Identifying Authentic Documents of the Prophet Based on Scribal Conventions and Textual Analysis.” MA diss. Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
- El-Wakil, Ahmed. 2019. “The Prophet’s Letter to al-ʿAlāʾ b. Al-Ḥaḍramī: An Assessment of Its Authenticity in Light of the Covenants and the Correspondence with the People of Yemen.” Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations (2019): 1-32.
- El-Wakil, Ahmed. 2019. “‘Whoever Harms a Dhimmī I Shall Be His Foe on the Day of Judgment’: An Investigation into an Authentic Prophetic Tradition and Its Origins from the Covenants.” Religions. 2019; 10 (9): 516.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel10090516
- Mkrtumyan, Gayane. 2021. “An Historical Evaluation of the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad and ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib in the Matenadaran,” Religions 12, no. 2: 138.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12020138
- Morrow, John Andrew. 2021. “The Covenants of the Prophet and the Problems of Transmission: An Analysis of a Manuscript Copied by Fāris al-Shidyāq,"” Religions 12, no. 9: 751.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12090751
- Zein, Ibrahim and Ahmed El-Wakil. 2020. “Khālid b. al-Walīd’s Treaty with the People of Damascus: Identifying the Source Document through Shared and Competing Historical Memories,” Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies, 31, 3: 295-328.
- Zein, Ibrahim and Ahmed El-Wakil. 2020. “Remembering the Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad: Shared Historical Memory of Good Governance and Peaceful Co-Existence,” Al-Shajarah, 25, 2: 219-262.
- Zein, Ibrahim and Ahmed El-Wakil. 2021. “On the Origins of the Hijrī Calendar: A Multi-Faceted Perspective Based on the Covenants of the Prophet and Specific Date Verification,” Religions 12, no. 1: 42.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12010042
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