The Image of Christianity and Christians in Sira of the prophet Mohammad (PBUH)

Christianity emerged six centuries before Islam by Christ in Palestine, and Christians gradually dispersed in the Arabian Peninsula. Considering the monotheistic background of Christianity, the inevitable contact of Muslims with Christians and the emergence of Islam as the last Abrahamic religion in Ḥijāz, it was unavoidable to confront and discuss Christianity and its followers in the Quran. During his prophet hood, Muhammad dealt with Christians based on the teachings of the Qur'an and the concept arising from the verses related to Christianity and Christians, and in the type of communication with Christians, depending on the time and place, measures from dialogue to confrontation such as migration to Abyssinia, Individual and group discussions with Christians, communication with Christian rulers through letter writing, peace treaty with Christian tribes or military treatment with them. These measures are in the framework of the concept presented in the Quran. In this article, an attempt has been made to achieve the Prophet's reading of Christianity and Christians and the formed concept of the prophetic life about Christianity and Christians by using the method of historical context and Conceptual History taking into mentioned reports about interactions, conversations, and encounters.