▁al - R ah man . ▁On ▁agreement ▁to ▁pay ▁J iz ya ▁tax ▁regularly , ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁Muhammad ▁received ▁the ▁news ▁through ▁a ▁M essen ger , ▁and ▁then ▁instruct ed ▁‘ Ab d ▁al - R ah man ▁to ▁marry ▁Tam ad h ir , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁chief , ▁Al - As b agh . ▁So ▁‘ Ab d ▁al - R ah man ▁married ▁T um ad h ir ▁b int ▁As b agh , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁king ▁and ▁brought ▁this ▁lady ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Med ina . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 6 2 7 ▁Category : C amp aign s ▁ordered ▁by ▁Muhammad <0x0A> </s> ▁See ▁also ▁Ath ens , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁Ath ens ▁( disambiguation ) ▁for ▁more ▁places ▁called ▁" A th ens ". ▁ ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁County , ▁Illinois , ▁United ▁States . ▁Based ▁upon ▁common ▁usage , ▁the ▁' A ' ▁is ▁always ▁sound ed ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁v owel , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁short ▁v owel , ▁by ▁its ▁residents , ▁unlike ▁the ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁English ▁pron unci ation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁Greece . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 , 0 5 4 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁K ask ask ia ▁River ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Ath ens . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁laid ▁out