The True Jihad
The True Jihad
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consensus to kill the Prophet. Therefore, armed
youths of their tribe surrounded his home one night
to put their plan into action.
This was an open challenge for the Prophet and his
companions to do battle with them. Instead, the
Prophet guided by God, decided to avoid any
military encounter. Therefore, in the stillness of the
night, he quietly left his home
in Makkah for Madinah. This
event is called the emigration
(
hijrah
) in the history of Islam.
Emigration is a clear example of
abandoning violent solutions in
favour of peaceful solutions.
3. The battle of the Trench is
another example of this
sunnah
of the Prophet. On this occasion
a large number of people from
different tribes had come to
Madinah with the intention of
attacking it. It was clearly a military challenge. But
the Prophet used strategy to avoid an encounter
with the enemy. According to this plan, the Prophet
Migration or
hijrah of the
Prophet
Muhammad is a
clear example of
abandoning
violent solutions
in favour of
peaceful
solutions.
