Omar’s Covenant to the Christians of Najran

This is what Omar the Commander of the Faithful wrote to the people of Najran; any one leaves is secure by Allah’s security; no Moslem will harm him as fulfillment to what  the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and abu- Bakr wrote to them. If they come across the Emirs of Al-Sham or Iraq, they should be given pieces of land to live. If they possess a piece of land it will be considered as a grant and ownership in compensation of their land; no one should take it. If any Moslem meets them, he should support them against their oppressors because they have the oath. They do not have to pay the poll tax for twenty four months after they settle; they should not be taxed except from what they earn without being oppressed or humiliated. 

The Palestinian Center for Religion and Civilization Dialogue