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Khosrow II, King · Sasanian king who tore the letter

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RulerKing · Sasanian king who tore the letter

Khosrow IIكسرى أبرويز

Ctesiphon

The Persian emperor who tore up the Prophet's ﷺ letter, and whose empire soon fell apart.

He conquered Jerusalem and Egypt from Byzantium, but Heraclius struck back into Persia. When the Prophet's ﷺ letter reached him he tore it, and the Prophet ﷺ prayed that his kingdom be torn apart. He was killed by his own son in 628.

What does the Quran say?

30:2-4

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 64

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Who else is linked?

Sasanian PersiaCtesiphon (al-Mada'in)Muhammad ﷺHeracliusAl-Numan ibn al-Mundhir

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺZayd ibn HarithaHeracliusAl-Numan ibn al-MundhirAl-MuqawqisAbu al-Aswad al-Du'aliJafar ibn Abi TalibSa'd ibn Mu'adh

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