Ashtiname of Muhammad

Ashtiname of Muhammad
The Covenant of the Prophet Muhammad with the Monks of Mount Sinai
Ascribed toAli (scribe), Muhammad (commissioner) 623 CE
Manuscript(s)Copies at Saint Catherine's Monastery, and Simonopetra
First printed editionShuqayr, Na‘um.(1916) Tarikh Sina al-qadim wa al-hadith wa jughrafiyatuha, ma‘a khulasat tarikh Misr wa al-Sham wa al-‘Iraq wa Jazirat al-‘Arab wa ma kana baynaha min al-‘ala’iq al-tijariyyah wa al-harbiyyah wa ghayriha ‘an tariq Sina’ min awwal ‘ahd al-tarikh il al-yawm. [al-Qahirah]: n.p., 1916.

The Ashtiname of Muhammad, also known as the Covenant or Testament (Testamentum) of Muhammad, is a charter or writ granting protection and other privileges to the followers of Jesus, given to the Christian monks of Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula. It is sealed with an imprint representing Muhammad's hand.[1]

Āshtīnāmeh (IPA: [ɒʃtinɒme]) [آشتی نامه] is a Persian phrase meaning "Letter of Reconciliation", a term for a treaty or covenant.[2]

  1. ^ Ratliff, "The monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai and the Christian communities of the Caliphate."
  2. ^ Dehghani, Mohammad: 'Āshtīnāmeh' va 'Tovāreh', do loghat-e mahjur-e Fārsi dar kuh-e sinā Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. in 'Ayandeh' magazine. 1368 Hš. p. 584.

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