Ashtiname of Muhammad | |
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The Covenant of the Prophet Muhammad with the Monks of Mount Sinai | |
Ascribed to | Ali (scribe), Muhammad (commissioner) 623 CE |
Manuscript(s) | Copies at Saint Catherine's Monastery, and Simonopetra |
First printed edition | Shuqayr, 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. |
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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]