Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
12. Emigration—From Makkah to Madinah
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loyalty and affection for their leader. ‘Urwah ibn
Mas’ud asked them: “Are you not as my fathers and
sons?” The people told him that they were indeed.
“Are you suspicious of me in any way?” he asked
them. They said not. “Well,” ‘Urwah continued,
“this man (Muhammad) has made a fine proposal
to you. Agree to it, and let me go to confer with
him.”
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The Prophet made clear his intention to accept any
demand the Quraysh made, as long as it did not
contradict the law of God. The Quraysh displayed
all manner of bigotry while the treaty was being
compiled. They removed the words, “Muhammad,
Messenger of God” from the draft and inserted
“Muhammad, son of ‘Abdullah” instead. Taking
offence at the words “In the Name of God, the
Beneficent, the Merciful,” they insisted on “In Your
Name, Oh God,” being written. They added a
clause saying that any Quraysh who joined the
Muslims would have to be returned. The Quraysh,
on the other hand, would not have to do the same
with any Muslim who came to them. They refused
the Muslims permission to enter Makkah for their
pilgrimage that year. These clauses were more than
