The Khuresh's Mission to Abbasinia

Ibn Ishaq died in AD 767. The Khuresh sent costly presents with two of their representatives to secure the return of the Muslims, who meanwhile had been received kindly by the negus and allowed to practice their religion. When they came into the royal presence they found that the king had summoned his bishops with their sacred books exposed around him. He asked them what was the religion for which they had forsaken their people, without entering into his religion or any other. Jafar B. Abu Talib answered, O king, we are an uncivilized people, worshipping idols, eating corpses, committing abominations,. breaking natural ties, treating guests badly and being