The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Life of the Prophet
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said: “The Emperor of Persia has himself torn his
kingdom in pieces.”
With this one exception all the kings and rulers
showed due respect to the letters sent by the
Prophet. Many rulers sent the messengers back with
gifts for the Prophet and some of them even
accepted Islam, like for instance, Negus the king of
Abyssinia.
The Hudaybiya treaty, although apparently in
favour of the Makkans, proved of tremendous
benefit to Islam. This was so, because when people
came to know that a no-war pact had been arrived
at between the Quraysh and the Prophet of Islam,
an atmosphere of peace prevailed between the two
parties. As a result people began moving from place
to place without any obstacle in their way. The
Makkan and other Arabian tribes began visiting
Madinah, while the Madinans began visiting other
non-Muslim tribes.
During this free interaction Islam inevitably became
a subject of general discussion. Consequently, the
call of Islam spread rapidly everywhere. The Arabs,
becoming acquainted with the virtues of Islam,
