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The Monastery
Up to a thousand visitors come to visit St. Katherine's Monastery, the oldest continuously inhabited monastery in the World built on the site where Moses (Prophet Musa) talked to God in the miracle of the Burning Bush, and to climb Mt. Sinai (the Biblical Mt. Horeb, known locally as Jebel Musa) where Moses has received the Ten Commandments.
Among the treasures of the monastery is a copy of a letter Prophet Muhammad wrote 1400 years ago (original now in Turkey) to the monks of St. Catherine`s monastery. In 628 CE, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) granted a Charter of Privileges to the monks of St. Catherine Monastery in Mt. Sinai. It consisted of several clauses covering all aspects of human rights including topics of the protection of Christians and the freedom of worship and movement.
Prophet Muhammad`s (peace be upon him) Charter of Privileges to Christians(Letter to the monks of St. Catherine`s Monastery)
A copy of the document by which Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) gave protection to the monastery, source: romanvirdi
Click here to read full text of the letter
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