The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Sunnah Hudaybiya
~ 151 ~
himself set an acceptable limit for his own
missionary work in order not to come into
unnecessary clash and confrontation with the Jews.
Therefore these words were enshrined in the well-
known charter of Madinah. For the Jews, the
religion of the Jews, for the Muslims, the religion of
the Muslims.
(Seerah ibn Kathir,
2/322)
The essence of the Hudaybiya spirit is to completely
refrain from entering into any controversy with the
other party and to concentrate all one’s efforts on
achieving one’s goal in non-controversial fields.
This policy can be followed only when the
dayee
is
willing to give concessions to the other party
unilaterally - the concession, which the other party
at that point in time considers its right. The
Hudaybiya policy cannot be followed without such
unilateral concession-making. A study of the
seerah
shows that the Prophet always followed the same
policy. That is the reason why it became possible for
him to minimize his losses and maximize his
benefits.
Al-Furqan
is a chapter of the Qur’an, which was
revealed in Makkah at a time when the Prophet was
