Islam and Peace
The Importance of Studying the Life of the Prophet Muhammad and its
Application to Our Lives
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This sublime gesture to men who stood on the
threshold of the grave, demonstrated the
superiority of peace over violence. The result of the
Prophet’s elevated moral behavior was their
immediate acceptance of Islam.
THE THIRD OPTION
In the last days of the Prophet, a battle called
Ghazwa Mu’tah took place between Muslims and
Romans in the region, now known as Jordan. In a
matter of days, twelve of the companions were
martyred. At that point, Khalid Ibn Walid, who had
just been appointed commander of the Muslim
army, was advised that the Romans numbered two
hundred thousand, while the Muslims numbered a
mere three thousand. Considering this huge
difference in numbers an insurmountable obstacle
to Muslim victory, he decided to withdraw his
forces from the battlefield.
When he and his men reached Madina, some of the
Madinan Muslims gave them a humiliating
reception by calling out to them as ‘O deserters!’
