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{{Quote|The Pact of Umar|In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. This is a document to the servant of Allah `Umar, the Leader of the faithful, from the Christians of such and such city. When you (Muslims) came to us we requested safety for ourselves, children, property and followers of our religion. We made a condition on ourselves that:<BR><BR> | {{Quote|The Pact of Umar|In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. This is a document to the servant of Allah `Umar, the Leader of the faithful, from the Christians of such and such city. When you (Muslims) came to us we requested safety for ourselves, children, property and followers of our religion. We made a condition on ourselves that:<BR><BR> | ||
* | *We will neither erect in our areas a monastery, church, or a sanctuary for a monk, | ||
*Nor restore any place of worship that needs restoration | |||
*Nor use any of them for the purpose of enmity against Muslims. | |||
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*We will not prevent any Muslim from resting in our churches whether they come by day or night, | *We will not prevent any Muslim from resting in our churches whether they come by day or night, | ||
*and we will open the doors [of our houses of worship] for the wayfarer and passerby. | *and we will open the doors [of our houses of worship] for the wayfarer and passerby. | ||
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*We will not allow a spy against Muslims into our churches and homes or hide deceit [or betrayal] against Muslims. | *We will not allow a spy against Muslims into our churches and homes or hide deceit [or betrayal] against Muslims. | ||
*We will not teach our children the Qur'an, | *We will not teach our children the Qur'an, | ||
* | *Publicize practices of Shirk (polytheism), | ||
* | *Invite anyone to Shirk | ||
*or prevent any of our fellows from embracing Islam, if they choose to do so. | *or prevent any of our fellows from embracing Islam, if they choose to do so. | ||
*We will respect Muslims, | *We will respect Muslims, | ||
* | *Move from the places we sit in if they choose to sit in them. | ||
*We will not imitate their clothing, caps, turbans, sandals, hairstyles, speech, nicknames and title names, | *We will not imitate their clothing, caps, turbans, sandals, hairstyles, speech, nicknames and title names, | ||
*or ride on saddles, | *or ride on saddles, | ||
* | *Hang swords on the shoulders, collect weapons of any kind or carry these weapons. | ||
*We will not encrypt our stamps in Arabic, | *We will not encrypt our stamps in Arabic, | ||
*or sell liquor. | *or sell liquor. | ||
*We will have the front of our hair cut, | *We will have the front of our hair cut, | ||
* | *Wear our customary clothes wherever we are, | ||
* | *Wear belts around our waist, | ||
* | *Refrain from erecting crosses on the outside of our churches | ||
*and demonstrating them and our books in public in Muslim fairways and markets. | *and demonstrating them and our books in public in Muslim fairways and markets. | ||
*We will not sound the bells in our churches, except discretely, | *We will not sound the bells in our churches, except discretely, | ||
*or raise our voices while reciting our holy books inside our churches in the presence of Muslims, | *or raise our voices while reciting our holy books inside our churches in the presence of Muslims, | ||
* | *Nor raise our voices [with prayer] at our funerals, | ||
*or light torches in funeral processions in the fairways of Muslims, or their markets. | *or light torches in funeral processions in the fairways of Muslims, or their markets. | ||
*We will not bury our dead next to Muslim dead, | *We will not bury our dead next to Muslim dead, | ||