This article discusses the Islamic prophet Muhammad's attitude towards Christianity as well as his interactions with Christians. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... Topics in Christianity Preaching Prayer Ecumenism Relation to other religions Movements Music Liturgy Calendar Symbols Art Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ...

Interactions

Muhammad's nature towards Jews and Christians started to become a conflict. They did not accept Muhammad for his religon and spiritual path. When Muhammad encountered contradiction, ridicule and rejection from the Jews in Medina, he came to adopt a radically more negative view of the People of the Book who had received earlier scriptures. This attitude was already evolving in the third Meccan period as the Prophet became more aware of the antipathy between Jews and Christians and the disagreements and strife of him amongst members of those religion. The tension felt by Muhammad and some of his contemporaries was doubtless due ultimately to this contrast between men's conscious attitude and the economic basis of their life.^{[1] [2]} This article is about the theological concept in Islam. ...

Pre-Islamic

Before Muhammad started preaching Islam, many Jews and Christians did not accept Muhammads religion and refused his preaching. At the age of forty, he had few interactions with Christians. One important contact was with the Nestorian monk Bahira in Bosra modern Syria who foretold to the adolescent Muhammad his future prophetic career. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... According to Islamic tradition, Bahira was an Assyrian Christian monk who foretold to the adolescent Muhammad his future prophetic career. ... For the town in Jordan, see Bozrah. ...

Waraqah ibn Nawfal was a Nestorian monk^[3], Mecca's priest or preacher according to some sources. Waraqah ibn Nawfal, Waraqah ibn Nawfal ibn Assad ibn al-Uzza ibn Qasi Al-Qorshy (Arabic ) is the parental cousin of Khadija, Muhammads first wife. ... Nestorianism is the doctrine that Jesus exists as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, or Logos, rather than as a unified person. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ...

Meccan period

Waraqah is said to have believed in Muhammad as a prophet, but died as a Christian. After the early Muslim community faced intense persecution, Muhammad sent 90 of his followers to Abyssinia. There the Muslims were received by the Christian king Ashama ibn Abjar. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... In Islam, the Ṣaḥābah (Arabic: ‎ companions) were the companions of Muhammad. ... In 615 CE a number of Sahaba, the Muslims who originally converted in Mecca, migrated to Ethiopia, seeking refuge from persecution. ... According to Arabic sources, Ashama ibn Abjar was Emperor of Aksum at the time of Muhammad when several Muslims sought refuge in the Aksumite kingdom. ...

Medinian period

In 630 AD Muhammad received a Christian delegation from Najran in Medina. Debate with Christians ensued some days. Finally the Christians asked Muhammad for peace and he accepted. Muhammad extended the hand of friendship towards them, a treaty was signed and both parties left on friendly terms. Another Christian delegation this time from Iraq by Jesujab II was heading to Medina but Muhammad died before it arrived. Najran is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south of the country along the border with Yemen. ...

Byzantines

According to traditional Islamic sources, in 628 Muhammad sent a letter to Heraclius inviting him to Islam. The Byzantine emperor received it while on a pilgrimage in Jerusalem and called upon a person who belonged to Muhammad's tribe Quraysh. Abu Sufyan came forwards and a discussion between them took place.^[4] At the end of the discussion the emperor said, Events Khusro II of Persia overthrown Pippin of Landen becomes Mayor of the Palace Brahmagupta writes the Brahmasphutasiddhanta Births Deaths Empress Suiko of Japan Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards Categories: 628 ... For the Patriarch of Jerusalem, see Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Quraish (sura) is also the name of a Surah in the Quran. ... Abu Sufyan ibn Harb was the leader of the Banu Abd Shams clan of the Quraish tribe, and was the chieftain of the entire Quraish tribe, making him one of, if not the most powerful men in Mecca during the lifetime of Muhammad. ...

If what you say should be true, he will very soon occupy the earth under my feet, and if I knew that I would reach him definitely, I would go immediately to meet Him; and were I with him, then I would certainly wash his feet.” ^[5]

In 629, Muhammad sent a force of 3,000 men to fight 100,000 Byzantines near Al-Karak. The battle ended when both sides retreated. Events Jerusalem reconquered by Byzantine Empire from the Persian Empire (September). ... Al Karak (also Karak or Kerak) (Arabic: الكرك) is a city in Jordan that contains a famous Crusader castle. ... Combatants Muslim Arabs Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) Christian Arabs Commanders Zayd ibn Harithah†, Jafar ibn Abu Talib†, Abdullah ibn Rawahah†, Khalid ibn al-Walid Heraclius, Theodorus, Shurahbil ibn Amr al-Ghassani Strength 3,000 (Ibn Qayyim)[4][5] 3,000 (Ibn Hajar)[6][5] 200,000 according to Muslim...

See also

• Islamic Christianity studies

• Christianity and Islam

Islamic Christianity studies is the profession of Muslim Christianity scholars and one of the fields of study in Islamic comparative religion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Notes

1. ^ William Montgomery Watt, Muhammad at Mecca, p.19-20
2. ^ Gerhard Endress, Islam, Columbia University Press, p.29
3. ^ Al-Jibouri (2007)
4. ^ Siddiqui (2007)
5. ^ Sahih Bukhari 4:52:191

Muhammad at Mecca is a book about Islam writen by the non-Muslim Islamic scholar William Montgomery Watt. ... The authentic collection (Arabic: الجامع الصحيح, al-Jaami al-Sahih [1]) or popularly al-Bukharis authentic (Arabic: صحيح البخاري, Sahih al-Bukhari) is one of the Sunni six major Hadith collections (Hadith are oral traditions recounting events in the lives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ). Sunni view this as their most trusted collection. ...

References

• Al-Jibouri, Yasin T. Khadija Daughter of Khuwaylid, <http://www.al-islam.org>[1] (accessed January 8, 2007)
• Siddiqui, Muzammil. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Political Leader [2] (accessed January 8, 2007)