Does the Treaty of Najran have any modern-day applicability?
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This question is related to the paper: *The Prophet’s Treaty with the Christians of Najran: An Analytical Study to Determine the Authenticity of the Covenants*, Ahmed El-Wakil , Journal of Islamic Studies (2016) 27 (3): 273-354. (DOI link ) The author writes: "In this paper, source-critical methods are applied to argue that these documents are indeed authentic and can be traced back to the Prophet."
The Treaty of Najran contains a broad range of conditions, one of which is summarized as (referencing Al-Islam ):
> No Christian would ever be forced by the Muslims to become a convert to Islam.
**Question**: Does the Treaty of Najran have any modern-day applicability?
It may be that: (a) the Treaty of Najran is widely considered fabricated (or dubious), like other treaties at the time, and therefore does not have modern-day relevance, or (b) the Treaty of Najran was only applicable at the time of the Prophet. (Or maybe something else entirely is true.)
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