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The Conquest of Syria, Persia and Egypt/Letter of protection to Christians

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The Conquest of Syria, Persia and Egypt
by Umar, translated by Simon Ockley
Letter of protection to Christians
549538The Conquest of Syria, Persia and Egypt — Letter of protection to ChristiansSimon OckleyUmar

From Omar Ebno'l Alchitab to the inhabitants of AElia,

They shall be protected and secured both in their lives and fortunes, and their churches shall neither be pull'd down, nor made use of by any but themselves.