Section: Proofs of the Universality of the Prophet’s ﷺ Mission
The Conversion of the Negus
Before the incident of Najrān, many Jews and Christians—both their leaders and ordinary folk—had already believed in him once it became clear to them that he was Allah’s Messenger sent to them. Among those who believed was the Negus, the king of Abyssinia. He and his nation were Christians, yet he embraced Islam during the very early days of the Prophet’s mission, when the Prophet’s Companions were still weak and vulnerable in Mecca. The unbelievers were oppressing, harming, and punishing them for their faith in Allah and His Messenger, so a group of the Companions migrated. Among them were ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf, al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd, and Jaʿfar ibn