The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Trusting Human Nature
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These prisoners of war, according to the prevalent
custom, deserved the severest of punishment.
Furthermore, their release again posed a severe
threat to Islam. In this respect arriving at a decision
to set them free was undoubtedly taking a great
risk. But the Prophet of Islam did take this risk and
liberated the prisoners without setting any
conditions. They were even provided with mounts
and provisions so that they might comfortably
travel to their homes.
Again the same miracle happened. They converted
to Islam en masse. The truth is that the
extraordinary magnanimity of the Prophet rid them
entirely of their haughtiness.
There was no other path that they could have opted
for: they had to accept the religion of the Prophet.
Old enemies were now turned into friends.
In fact, if the deeds of the Prophet of Islam were to
be subtracted from history, such examples would be
eliminated, where not only the external political
structure is transformed but also the very innermost
recesses of human beings.
