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The Negus (Al-Najashi)

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النجاشي

Just and benevolent Christian King of Abyssinia who granted asylum and protected Muslim refugees.

Tribe : Royaume d'Aksoum
Death : 9 AH
کتاب
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The Negus (Ashama ibn Abjar) played a historic role as a protector of religious freedom. His decision to grant imperial protection to the Muslims after hearing Surah Maryam saved the early converts from extermination and laid the groundwork for Christian-Muslim relations.

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Ch. 10Sīra

The Hijra to Abyssinia