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*AR-RAHĪQ AL-MAKHTOUM (The Pure Nectar). A Treaties On Prophet Muhammad's Biography.*
*Part 164*
*THE LESSER PILGRIMAGE ('UMRAH) OF AL-HUDAIBIYYA IN DHUL-QA'ADAH, 6 A.H. continues*
*CONCLUDING THE PEACE TREATY AND ITS ARTICLES*
When Quraish realised that the situation was ticklish, they quickly delegated Suhail Ibn 'Amr to conclude a peace treaty with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him). They affirmed to him that this agreement must include the clause that he should return that year so that Arabs wouldn't say that he entered Mecca by force. When the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) saw Suhail, he said: "Your matter will be easy." He held some talks with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) and agreed to the terms of the peace treaty as follows:
1. The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) should come back that year and he should not be given access to Mecca. That time next year Muslims would be able to enter Mecca and stay in it for three days. They are allowed to hold the arms of riders only. Their swords should be sheathed. They shouldn't be harmed in any way.
2. Wars between the two parties should be suspended for ten years when people enjoy security and abstain from all acts of fighting against one another.
He who wants to go into an agreement with Muhammad can do so. Similarly, he who wants to make a treaty with Quraish can do so. The tribe that join either of the two parties is regarded as part of it, so any act of aggression made against any tribe can be deemed as an attack on the relevant party.
4. He who defects to Muhammad, of Quraish people, without his guardian's permission (as fugitives), should be sent back. But he who seeks asylum to Quraish from among the followers of Muhammad shouldn't be returned to him.
After that the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) ordered 'Ali to write down the agreement. The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) ordered him to write: "In the name of Allāh, the All Gracious, the All Merciful." Suhail remarked: "We don't know who the Rahman is. You can write: "In the name of You, Allāh." The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) dictated to him: "These are the terms of the peace agreement that Muhammad, Allāh's Messenger made." Suhail: "If we knew that you were Allāh's Messenger, we would never prevent you from entering the Sacred House or fighting you. But write: "Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullāh." The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said: "By Allāh, I am really Allāh's Messenger even if you disbelieve me." Then he ordered 'Ali to write: "Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullāh and erase the phrase Allāh's Messenger." But 'Ali refused to delete it himself. So the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) erased it with his hand. The manuscript was written down. When the peace agreement was made, Khuzā'a forged an alliance with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) but Banu Bakr sided with Quraish.
*{To be continued In-sha-Allāh (If Allāh Wills)...}*
*"And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers."* (Qur-ān 51:55)
*AR-RAHĪQ AL-MAKHTOUM (The Pure Nectar). A Treaties On Prophet Muhammad's Biography.*
*Part 164*
*THE LESSER PILGRIMAGE ('UMRAH) OF AL-HUDAIBIYYA IN DHUL-QA'ADAH, 6 A.H. continues*
*CONCLUDING THE PEACE TREATY AND ITS ARTICLES*
When Quraish realised that the situation was ticklish, they quickly delegated Suhail Ibn 'Amr to conclude a peace treaty with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him). They affirmed to him that this agreement must include the clause that he should return that year so that Arabs wouldn't say that he entered Mecca by force. When the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) saw Suhail, he said: "Your matter will be easy." He held some talks with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) and agreed to the terms of the peace treaty as follows:
1. The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) should come back that year and he should not be given access to Mecca. That time next year Muslims would be able to enter Mecca and stay in it for three days. They are allowed to hold the arms of riders only. Their swords should be sheathed. They shouldn't be harmed in any way.
2. Wars between the two parties should be suspended for ten years when people enjoy security and abstain from all acts of fighting against one another.
He who wants to go into an agreement with Muhammad can do so. Similarly, he who wants to make a treaty with Quraish can do so. The tribe that join either of the two parties is regarded as part of it, so any act of aggression made against any tribe can be deemed as an attack on the relevant party.
4. He who defects to Muhammad, of Quraish people, without his guardian's permission (as fugitives), should be sent back. But he who seeks asylum to Quraish from among the followers of Muhammad shouldn't be returned to him.
After that the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) ordered 'Ali to write down the agreement. The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) ordered him to write: "In the name of Allāh, the All Gracious, the All Merciful." Suhail remarked: "We don't know who the Rahman is. You can write: "In the name of You, Allāh." The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) dictated to him: "These are the terms of the peace agreement that Muhammad, Allāh's Messenger made." Suhail: "If we knew that you were Allāh's Messenger, we would never prevent you from entering the Sacred House or fighting you. But write: "Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullāh." The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said: "By Allāh, I am really Allāh's Messenger even if you disbelieve me." Then he ordered 'Ali to write: "Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullāh and erase the phrase Allāh's Messenger." But 'Ali refused to delete it himself. So the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) erased it with his hand. The manuscript was written down. When the peace agreement was made, Khuzā'a forged an alliance with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) but Banu Bakr sided with Quraish.
*{To be continued In-sha-Allāh (If Allāh Wills)...}*
*"And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers."* (Qur-ān 51:55)
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