"And the people to whom I have pledged my word shall not be
required to fight for themselves. But the Moslems shall protect
them, asking them neither for arms, nor rations, nor horses for the
war, except such as each shall choose to bring. But if any shall
bring money, or help the Moslems in war, it must be acknowledged
them with thanks.
"And this is my command. No Moslem shall molest a follower of
Christ; and if he dispute with him it shall be with good manners.
And if a Christian do any man wrong it shall be a duty with Moslems
to stay the avenger and make peace between them, paying the ransom
if the wrong demand a ransom. And it is my wish that Christians
should not be disregarded by my followers, for I have pledged my
word unto them before God that they shall be as Moslems in my
sight, sharing and partaking of all things with the rest. And in
their marriages they shall not be troubled No Moslem shall say to a
Christian, 'Give me thy daughter,' nor take her unless he be
willing. And if a Christian woman become a slave to a Moslem he
shall be bound by this covenant to leave her her religion, nor
shall he compel her to disobey her religious chiefs.
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