The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Prophetic Wisdom
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of the Quraysh, who should be appointed as its
ruler.
This shows that pragmatism was also one of the
sunnah
of the Prophet. In individual matters, one
should always keep before one what is ideal, but at
the same time bear in mind that in social matters
sometimes the ideal is not practicable. It is
necessary, therefore, that in such matters the ideal
be abandoned in favour of practical solutions. If this
principle were not observed, the smooth
functioning of any given system would not at times
be possible.
FUTURE VISION
After the victory of Makkah there followed the year
of delegations. The Arabian tribes thronged
Madinah to embrace Islam, the tribe of the Thaqif of
Taif being one of them. It set a strong precedent for
entering the fold of Islam. They said, however, that
although they wanted to accept Islam, they would
neither pay
zakat
nor perform
jihad.
It was a serious matte The Muslims were not
willing to accept conditions of this kind. Rising
