. Prophet Muhammad :flt

· When the Prophet ~ got set at Hudaibiyah, Budail bin Warga' Khuza'i came with a number of men and asked the purpose behind the arrival of the Muslims. He ~ said, "Don't you see the rows of sacrificial camels ahead of the caravan and notice us in Ihriim?" Hearing this he went away and said to the Quraish, "You are unnecessarily raising an alarm about Muhammad. He has come here with the sole intention of visiting the House of Allah, not for fighting with you." The mischievous among the Quraish said, "We fiU~oJ allow them to come here even as pilgrims." But the wiser ~ began to think in silence. Then they sent Hulais bin Algamah Kinani, the chief of Ahabish tribes (tribes around Makkah) as their envoy. But he returned only after witnessing the sacrificial camels without even approaching the Prophet ~ and said to the Quraish, "The Muslims have come here not l for fighting but to perform Umrah, and none has the right to prevent them from doing this." Hearing this the Quraish remarked, "You wild man, you know nothing, we shall never allow the Muslims to enter Makkah, otherwise Wf will be disgraced." Hulais fell in anger and said, "If you keep the Muslims away from performing Umrah, we will fight against you with all our men." In response to these activities, the Prophet ~ sent Khirash bin Umayyah Khuza'i with the message that they had come not for fighting but to perform Umrah and to sacrifice their animals.

The Quraish slaughtered the camel of Khirash and attempted to kill him as well. But Hulais and his men saved him and returned him safely. Following this a group of headstrong youngsters came out of Makkah with a plan to launch a sudden attack on the Muslims. They were all caught but were released later on by the order of the Prophet ~ . He ~ then wanted to send Umar Farug ~ to the Makkans.

Thereupon Umar ~ submitted, "I have no objection in going there but none of my tribe Banu Adi bin Ka'b is in Makkah to take me under their protection. My visit may land me in trouble, Uthman bin Affan is a better person to do the job, for a large number of powerful and influential people of his tribe Banu Umayyah are still in Makkah." This suggestion was appreciated by the Prophet~ and he sent Uthman bin Affan ~ to Abu Sufyan as his envoy. He came History of Islam across Aban bin Saeed bin Al-As as he entered Makkah, Aban took him under his protection without loss of time and took him to Abu Sufyan and the other chieftains of the Quraish. Having heard from Uthman ~ the message of Prophet ~ they said, "We give you permission to go around Ka'bah." Thereupon Uthman .:.$, said, "I can't circumambulate alone without the Prophet ;I." Hearing this the Quraish grew angry and held him back in Makkah. The Pledge of Ridwan: When the return of Uthman ~ was delayed, a rumor spread ·among the Muslims that he was martyred.

Hearing this the Prophet~ said with determination, "We shall not leave this place without avenging the murder of Uthman." Thus he~ sat down under a tree and took oath from all his Companions on sacrificing their lives for this cause. The Noble Quran says referring to this event: "When the believers took the oath at your hand (0 Messenger) Allah the Almighty grew happy with them." (48:18) But Uthman ~ came back from Makkah after a short while. Although the sober and saner section of the Quraish disliked fighting, the majority opinion persisted in favor of fighting and killing. But finding the Muslims ready to do battle, their belligerent attitude also softened. Thus the Makkans sent Urwah bin Mas'ud, the chief of Banu Thaqif to the Prophet~- He came and said, "O Muhammad!

All the clans of the Quraish are determined to give you battle. The people who are now lending you their support, will scurry off leaving you alone for they are unable to stand the onslaught of the Quraish." Abu Bakr ~ answered him back so violently that he kept silent. The Prophet ~ said to Urwah, "We have not come here with the intention of fighting but with a desire to perform Umrah. But, if the Makkans are bent upon fighting, I shall fight with them to fulfill the duties of my Prophethood till my head is separated from body or Allah the Almighty Himself decides the matter. If the Makkans so desire, l am ready to finalize a truce with them provided they let us do our preaching work, or accept Islam to do away with the fighting for ever." Prophet Muhammad at Deep Love of the Companions for the Messenger ~: During his conversation with the Prophet~, Urwah was again and again stretching his hand up to the beard of the Prophet :i.

Mughirah bin Shu'bah ~ became displeased at this gesture and by hitting his hand with the handle of his sword, asked him to behave. When he went back to the Quraish he said, "O people of Quraish! I have been to the magnificent royal courts of Rome and Persia, but nowhere did I witness any ruler so dear to his people as Muhammad is to his followers. His Companions have such a deep love and high regard for him that when he performs ablution, they struggle to get the water he has used and don't even let it fall on the ground. If he speaks, everybody listens to him with rapt attention, nobody even dares to look straight into his eyes.

They can't leave Muhammad at any cost. Accept what Muhammad has explained to you, and strike a peace deal with him." Following this the Quraish sent Suhail bin Amr with the power of attorney to make a compromise only on the condition that Muhammad~ gives his consent to return back this year with his men only to come next year to perform Ummh. As soon as the Prophet ~ saw Suhail coming, he said, "The matter has now become easy since they have sent this man, it seems they want peace." Suhail put the terms of the treaty and the Prophet ~ accepted them as a whole. He~ then summoned Ali~ and asked him to prepare a draft of the agreement. Ali~ wrote Bismillahir-RahmanirRnhim (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) at the head of the document.

Objecting to it Suhail said, "We do not recognize Rahman (the Most Gracious), but write Bismika Allahummn (In Your Name, 0 Allah), as the custom goes." The Prophet~ said, "Well, let it be." When Ali ~ wrote the name of the Prophet, 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah', Suhail again protested and said, "Had we witnessed that you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not have turned you away from the House of Allah nor fought with you. You should write 'Muhammad bin Abdullah'." "I am Allah's Messenger even if you disbelieve in me," replied the Prophet ~ and asked Ali ~ to rub out what he had written. "By Allah, I cannot do it," replied Ali ~- The Prophet ~ asked Ali ~ to point out the place to be rubbed out. Ali ~ pointed it out to the Prophet :i who expunged it. History of Islam Conditions: The following were the conditions of the Treaty: