The Deputation of Himyar
Volume 1, Parts II.74.99He (Ibn Sa’d) said: Muhammad Ibn `Umar al-Aslami informed us; he said: ‘Umar Ibn Muhammad Ibn Suhban related to me on the authority of Zamil Ibn `Amr, he on the authority of Shihab Ibn ‘Abd Allah alKhawlani, he on the authority of a person of the Himyar who met the Apostle of Allah and went in a deputation before him; he said:Malik Ibn Murarah al-Ruhawi, an envoy of the chiefs of Himyar, came with their letter and the news of their embracing Islam, to the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him. It was in the month of Ramadan of the ninth year. He (Prophet) ordered Bilal to lodge them, honour them and feast them. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, wrote to al-Harith Ibn ‘Abd al-Kulal, and to Nu`yam Ibn ‘Abd Kulal and to al-Nu’man, the sovereign of Dhu Ru’ayn, Ma’afir and Hamdan: (Ru’ayn was the name of a fort or it was the name of a mountain in al-Yaman where there was a fort. Ma’afir was the name of a town, in al-Yaman, famous for it cloth. Hamdan was a tribe of al-Yaman.) After that, I praise Allah other than Whom there is no god. After that, your envoy reached us when we were returning from the land of Rome. He conveyed to us what (message) you sent. He informed us what is your condition and informed us about your embracing Islam and your killing the heathens. Verily Allah is Blessed and High. He directed you with His guidance, provided you become virtuous and obey Allah and His Apostle. And that you offer prayers and pay zakah, and offer one fifth of the booty to Allah and one fifth to His Prophet as his specific share and you pay what of sadaqah is enjoined on Muslims
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 