The Relationship of the Messenger (May Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace) With Christians and His Debate With The Delegation of Najran People

The issue of the relationship of the Messenger (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) with the Christians, before and after the mission, has attracted the attention, of many contemporary researchers, especially Orientalists, Given the attempt of some of them to link the source of the Islamic religion to previous religions, such as Christianity and Judaism, we do not deny that the Messenger saw some Christian figures in and outside Mecca since his childhood, Also, the Messenger did not sever his relations with the Christians after the mission, and he was in constant contact with them. It is important to point out that the first migration of the Muslims was to the land of a Christian state, and they were safe for their souls there, and this is what they did not find among their fellow Arabs. It is known that the migration of Muslims to Medina (Yathrib) changed the balance of power in the Arabian Peninsula year after year, until Muslims became the only power in the Arabian Peninsula, and for this reason the Messenger sent letters to the kings, including kings of the Christian religion, and called them to Islam. The most important incident is the Messenger’s invitation to the Christians of Najran to come to the city. The only delegation that attended was at the invitation of the Messenger, while the rest of the delegations came on their own, and declared submission to the authority of the new state. Through this research, we shed light on the course of these events, and the Messenger’s relationship with the Christians.