Muhammad never fought against the Christians; on the
contrary, He treated them with consideration and accorded them complete
freedom. In Najrán there lived a community of Christians, and they were under
His care and protection. Muhammad said: “Should anyone infringe upon their
rights, I myself will be his enemy and will charge him before God.” In the
edicts He promulgated, it is clearly stated that the lives, property, and
honour of Jews and Christians are under the protection of God; that a Muslim
husband may not prevent his Christian wife from going to church, nor oblige her
to wear a veil; that if she died he must entrust her remains to the care of a
priest; and that if the Christians desired to build a church the Muslims must
support them.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in Akka, authenticated by
‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised translation by the
Baha’i World Centre)
