Saying · c. 7 AH
If you want, I will come to Madinah.
withArha ibn As'hama
Conveyed through the delegation of 60 the Najashi sent to Madinah under his son Arha, bearing gifts and news of his Islam.
According to the historian al-Tabari, the Najashi (the king of Abyssinia, whose own name was As'hama) sent his son Arha ibn As'hama to Madinah with 60 other delegates. They were to bring the Prophet ﷺ gifts and announce that the Najashi had accepted Islam. The Najashi also offered to come to Madinah himself if the Prophet ﷺ wished. But al-Tabari reports that the two boats carrying the delegation sank, and it never arrived.
Despite the delegation's loss, the Najashi's Islam remained known to the Prophet ﷺ.
Other events recorded in 7 AH. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.
If you want, I will come to Madinah.
Conveyed through the delegation of 60 the Najashi sent to Madinah under his son Arha, bearing gifts and news of his Islam.