Editing People of the Book (section)

=== Muhammad's era (610–632) ===
[[File:Icon Iakovos Moskos.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Ashtiname of Muhammad]], a treaty between Muslims and Christians, was purportedly recorded between Muhammad and [[Saint Catherine's Monastery]], which is depicted in this icon.]]
The [[Ashtiname of Muhammad]], a treaty purportedly made between [[Muhammad]] and the [[Christians]] of [[Saint Catherine's Monastery]], stated that if a Muslim man wished to marry a Christian woman, marriage could only occur with her consent and she must be permitted to continue [[church service|attending church]] to pray and worship.<ref name="TimaniAshton2019">{{cite book |last1=Timani |first1=Hussam S. |last2=Ashton |first2=Loye Sekihata |title=Post-Christian Interreligious Liberation Theology |date=29 November 2019 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-27308-8 |page=196 |language=en}}</ref> The Ashtiname states that Christians cannot be forced to fight in wars and that Muslims should fight on their behalf; it also states that Christian churches are to be respected and forbids stealing from them.<ref name="TimaniAshton2019" /> The Ashtiname forbids Muslims to remove Christians from their jobs, including those who serve as judges or monks.<ref name="TimaniAshton2019" /> Muslims are bound until the [[Last Judgment]] to adhere to the treaty or "he would spoil God's covenant and disobey His Prophet."<ref name="TimaniAshton2019" /> The policy of the Ottoman Sultans abided by the Ashtiname.<ref name="TimaniAshton2019" />