Harith Gassani
Harith bin Abi Shamir Al-Gassani was an Arab Christian governor of Sham which was in the domain of the Byzantine Empire. He was a contemporary of Muhammad and King of Damascus now in modern-day Syria. He received a letter from Muhammad where he was invited to Islam. Harith was a member of the Christian Arab Ghassanid dynasty, which ruled parts of Sham.Letter sent by Muhammad
After the Hudaybiyah Treaty, Muhammad sent a letter to Harith Gassani which read as follows: