[Snickersnee]

In the centuries following the Crucifixion, the Sinai, sparsely populated tho it was, was Christian, harboring many monasteries. One of these was St. Catherine's, which harbored her relics. The story is that Mohammed passed through there several times in his traveling-salesman days, and availed himself of the monks' generous hospitality.

In his post-Medina days, when Islam was conquering vast territories by the sword, he signed with a palm-print an order of protection for St. Catherine's, enjoining the "faithful" from their usual slaughter and pillage. If I knew how to post pics to FR I would send you a good one of this document, which, IIRC, is written in Sinatic Greek and Arabic.

[Kolokotronis]

[strategofr]

"If I knew how to post pics to FR"

I'm no good at this stuff in general, but try right-clicking on the pic. I believe you'll see a COPY option and maybe another you can use, just drag it to a Word Pad---or click it onto it.