وَلَتَجِدَنَّ أَقْرَبَهُم مَّوَدَّةً لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّا نَصَارَىٰ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانًا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
“And you will find the nearest of them in affection to the Believers (Muslims) those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant.”
Cited in the lecture to explain why Abyssinia -- a Christian land -- was chosen as a refuge for the emigrants.