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Indeed, we continued to live like this until Allah raised a prophet from among ourselves; a person whose parentage and genealogy we know, a trustworthy man, whose chastity is confirmed and acknowledged by all of us. This Noble Prophet (S) invited us to the worship of One God. He ordered us to stop worshiping stone idols and that which our ancestors used to worship, and ordered us to tell the truth, be trustworthy, observe the bonds of relationship, be kind and good to our neighbors.

He prevented us from performing unlawful [ harām ] acts, committing obscene acts, making illogical remarks or unreasonable demands, bullying, devouring the property of the orphans or adding it as an addition to our own property and falsely accusing women of faith. He also ordered us to worship One God and not to associate anyone or anything with Him, to enjoin and perform the prayers, to give zakāt (Islamic tax for the poor and the needy), and to fast.

We confirmed and acknowledged his prophetic mission and accepted what was revealed to him from Allah in the form of revelation. Therefore, we the Muslims worship One God and do not recognize anyone or anything to be His equal. We consider as unlawful [ harām ] whatever He has ordered to be [ harām ] and consider as lawful [ halāl ] whatever He has ordered to be halāl . But our tribes opposed Allah’s Prophet (S) and tortured us brutally for following his divine guidance.

When we faced harsh treatment, severity, compulsion, coercion, and oppression, and realized that they were becoming a hindrance to our practicing our religious duties, we migrated to your country. We preferred you to all the other kings of the world and sought asylum in your justice. We hope that in the vicinity of your justice and fairness, no one will be permitted to commit any sort of injustice.” After this brilliant discourse, Ja‘far did not say anything anymore.

Negus, the King of Ethiopia, asked, “Do you know anything or have you memorized anything concerning that which was inspired and revealed to the former prophets?” Ja‘far answered, “Yes.” Negus said, “Recite it.” Ja‘far, who knew that the King and his associates were devout Christians and were loyal to their religion, and that they believed in ‘Īsā ibn Maryam (Jesus the Christ), recited the opening verses of Sūrat Maryam of the Glorious Qur’an in an extremely touching manner.