QuizTime (91) who was that king accepted Islam but denied later because his people rejected Islam & fear to lose his kingdom?

 

QuizTime (91) who was that king accepted Islam but denied later because his people rejected Islam & fear to lose his kingdom?

 

Ans:  Heraclius the king of Byzantium.

The text of the letter of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to Heraclius the king of Byzantium was as follows: 

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. From Muhammad the slave and Messenger of Allaah to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantium. Peace be upon those who follow true guidance. I call you with the call of Islam. Become Muslim and you will be safe, and Allaah will grant you a two-fold reward, but if you turn away, upon you will be the sins of the Areesiyyeen (peasants i.e., his followers and subjects who would follow him in kufr).

‘Say (O Muhammad): “O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allaah (Alone), and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allaah. Then, if they turn away, say: “Bear witness that we are Muslims”’

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:64].” 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7; Muslim, 1773. 

 For details discussion between Heraclius and Abu Sufiyan(r.a)

Link: https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/163389/the-story-of-heraclius%E2%80%99-encounter-with-islam

 Ibn al-Qayyim mentions in Zaad al-Ma’aad (3/694) that when Heraclius heard news of the Negus(he king of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) becoming Muslim, he said: “By Allaah, were it not for the sake of holding on to my kingdom, I would have done what he has done.” 

 Heraclius would have become Muslim, were it not that he feared what his people would do to him. He was afraid that he would lose his kingdom. The same was true of the others, who preferred the life of this world to the Hereafter, so ultimately they were the losers. 

 For more details: 

 Link: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/36861/the-letters-of-the-prophet-peace-and-blessings-of-allaah-be-upon-him-to-the-kings

 

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By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli

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