Islam and Peace
Non-Violence and Islam
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3. After the emigration, his antagonists took the
unilateral decision to wage war against him.
Consequently such bloody encounters as those of
Badr and Uhud took place. Then the Prophet made
a 10-year peace treaty known in history as Sulh al-
Hudaybiya, by accepting all the conditions of his
opponents. This has been called a ‘clear victory’ in
the Qur’an. It is this peace treaty, paving the way
for peaceful constructive activities which ultimately
made possible the conquest of Mecca and the whole
of Arabia.
4. By the end of the pious caliphate, a bloody
encounter took place between the Banu Hashim and
the Banu Umayya. This stopped the advance of
Islam for a period of ten years. What set this process
in motion once again was the voluntary withdrawal
of Hasan ibn Ali (d. 50 A.H.) from the battlefield.
This was undeniably a practical form of non-violent
activism. This peaceful move on the part of Hasan
ibn Ali re-opened to Islam the locked doors of
progress.
5. During the last days of the Abbasid caliphate
Mongol tribes attacked the Muslim world and right
