The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Sunnah Hudaybiya
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SUNNAH HUDAYBIYA
After the Prophet of Islam received prophethood he
worked to propagate the message of monotheism
for the initial period of thirteen years in Makkah.
Makkah was his hometown, but the Makkans
turned his direst enemies. They inflicted all sorts of
persecution upon him and ultimately they decided
to kill him in order to remove him from their path.
At this juncture the Prophet and his companions left
Makkah for Madinah at the command of God. This
amounted to being exiled, for, apparently, there
was no hope of the Makkan people ever letting him
enter Makkah again. It was under such difficult
circumstances that the Prophet had a dream in
Madinah that he, along with his companions, was
entering Makkah peacefully and was freely
performing
umrah
(minor pilgrimage) sacrifices.
In accordance with this dream the Prophet and his
1500 companions set off for Makkah from Madinah
on the first of
Dhu Al-Qada in
6 A.H. As this caravan
headed towards Makkah everyone felt great
excitement. But when it reached a place known as
Hudaybiya near Makkah, the Makkans stopped
