Ahbar, became believers on seeing the prophetic attributes in their Books, and silenced those who did not accept faith. [^311]

[^311]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 364; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 739; Ibn al-Jawzī, Ṣifāt al-Ṣafwā, i, 87; Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 87-8, 135; Bayhaqī, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, 161-3; Abū Nu‘aym, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, i, 78-9.

There was also the famous Christian scholar and monk, Bahira, [^312] who was mentioned above: God’s Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) was twelve years old when he went to Damascus with his uncle, and it was for his sake that Bahira invited the Quraysh. For he had seen a cloud casting its shadow on the travelling caravan. When it continued to do so, he realized that the one he was seeking had remained with the caravan, and he sent someone to fetch him. He told Abu Talib: “Return to Mecca! The Jews are exceedingly jealous and will resort to treachery, for his attributes are described in the Torah.” [^313]

[^312]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 308; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 631; Tirmidhī, Manāqib, 3 (Bāb: Mājā’ fī Badī’ al-Nubūwwa); al-Mubārakfūrī, Tuḥfat al-Aḥwazī, no: 3699; al-Ḥākim, al-Mustadrak, ii, 615; Ibn Ḥishām, Sīrat al-Nabī, 115; Bayhaqī, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa ii, 24; Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn 158.

[^313]: Tirmidhī, Manāqib, 3; al-Ḥākim, al-Mustadrak, ii, 6155-6; Ibn Hishām, al-Sīrat al-Nabawiyya, i, 191-4; Bayhaqī, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, ii, 27-9.

Also, Nestor the Abyssinian, and the ruler of that country, the Negus, came to believe on seeing Muhammad’s (UWBP) attributes written in their Books. [^314]

[^314]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 364; ‘Alī al-Qārī Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 744.

Also, a well-known Christian scholar called Daghatr became a believer on seeing the description of the Prophet (Upon whom be blessings and peace), and was martyred when he proclaimed this among the Byzantines. [^315]

[^315]: Bayhaqī, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, i, 367; ii, 526; vi, 240-9; al-Hindī, Kanz al-‘Ummāl, xi, 401; xii, 390-408; Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 364; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 739-43; al-Haythamī, Majma‘ al-Zawā’id, viii, 240.

Also, from the Christian leaders, Harith b. Abi Shumar al-Ghasani and the prominent rulers and religious leaders of Damascus such as Sahib al-Ilya, Heraclius, Ibn Natur and al-Jarud, entered the fold of Islam after seeing the Prophet’s (UWBP) description in their Books. [^316] Of them, only Heraclius concealed his belief, for the sake of worldly rule. [^317]

[^316]: ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 744-5; Ibn Hishām, al-Sīrat al-Nabawiyya, iv, 221-2; Abū Nu‘aym, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, i, 101.

[^317]: Bukhārī, Bad’ al-Waḥy, 6; Shahādāt, 28; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 744; Yūsuf Nabhānī, Ḥujjat Allāh ‘alā’l-‘Ālamīn, 121, 150-1; Qasṭalānī, al-Mawāhib al-Ladunnīya, vi, 198; Ṭabarānī, al-Mu‘jam al-Kabīr, iii, 2108; Ibn ‘Adiyy, al-Kāmil fī’l-Ḍu‘afā, iii, 1094; Abū Nu‘aym, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, i, 101-2.

Also, like these, Salman al-Farsi had formerly been a Christian. He