The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Sunnah Hudaybiya
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opponents. Several armed dashes between the
believers and non-believers took place. But these
produced no decisive results, for, at that time, the
real target was for Makkah to be brought once
again, into the fold of monotheism: this target could
not be realized by all these wars. Ultimately, in the
6th year of
hijrah,
the Prophet of Islam finalized the
Hudaybiya peace treaty between the believers and
unbelievers. This treaty sought to change the arena
of struggle from one of violence, to one of peace.
Here the Hudaybiya method proved very effective.
Within two years of this treaty, Makkah was
conquered and the believers found the opportunity
to convert the city of Makkah, a city which had
become a centre of idolatry for centuries – into a
center of monotheism.
There is great guidance for us in this
sunnah
of the
Prophet. Careful study shows that in present times
we are faced with the same state of affairs as
prevailed at the time of Hudaybiya in the first
phase of the Islamic revolution. Here the Prophet’s
sunnah shows us the way to follow this prophetic
policy in today’s circumstances and be held
deserving by God of a ‘clear victory’ once again.
