Manifesto of Peace
A Manifesto of Peace
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us to strive for justice and other constructive ends.
Peace is always desirable for its own sake.
Everything else comes after peace, not along with
peace.
THE HUDAYBIYA PEACE TREATY
The Prophet of Islam provides a very clear historical
example in his method of negotiating of the
Hudaybiya peace treaty. On this occasion he
brought matters to a successful conclusion by
unilaterally accepting the conditions of his
opponents. In this peace treaty, the Prophet had not
apparently received justice or his rights. What was
in effect a 10-year no-war pact, gave the Prophet an
opportunity to work uninterruptedly on a
constructive programme which would otherwise
have been impossible. By means of this peaceful
non-political programme the Prophet and his
companions were able to consolidate themselves so
thoroughly that they had no need to wage war:
their opponents were left with no option but to
surrender.
