LETTER TO FARWAH, GOVERNOR OF M'AAN
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
From Muhammad, Prophet of Allah--
To Farwah bin 'Amar
Your messenger came to me and delivered the presents you sent me,
gave me an account of yourself and conveyed to me the good news of your
acceptance of Islam.
Allah as honoured you with His guidance. If you continue to remain
obedient to Allah and His Prophet and remain faithful to them, keep saying
prayers and paying Zakat, it is the greatest blessing of Allah; and take it
that Allah has blessed you with His guidance.
Seal: Allah's Prophet Muhammad
Note: Farwah had been appointed as Governor of M'aan by the
Byzantine government. M'aan which now forms part of Jordan, is situated towards
the Northwest of Arabia. When Caesar came to know of the acceptance of Islam by
Farwah, he reprimanded him and ordered him to give up his new faith, otherwise
he threatened to remove him from his office. But Farwah boldly refused. Thereon
Caesar imprisoned him, but seeing that even the hardships of the prison could
not deflect him resolution, he ordered that Farwah should be put to death. His
last words were "Convey the message to the Holy Prophet(peace be on him),
that even my bones remained subservient to Allah"
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