Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
5. Muslim women
~ 100 ~
Abdul Muttalib, I have no need of his
possessions.’”
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90. Ibn Kathir,
AI-Bidayah wa an-Nihayah,
4/108-109.
THE SUCCOR OF GOD
In the sixth year of Hijrah, a 10-year peace treaty
was concluded at al-Hudaybiyyah, one article of
which specified that anyone emigrating to
Muhammad’s camp without the permission of his
guardian would have to be returned to Mecca;
whereas
any
Muslim
emigrating
from
Muhammad’s camp to Mecca would not have to be
returned.
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This was adhered to in the case of men,
one notable instance was that of Suhayl ibn ‘Amr’s
son, Abu Jandal, who in spite of having walked 13
miles from Mecca to al-Hudaybiyyah in a badly
injured condition with his feet in shackles, was
promptly returned to his persecutors. Similarly,
other Muslims having managed to free themselves
from Quraysh were returned one after another.
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This pact, however, was not regarded as covering
the case of Muslim women. This verse of the Qur’an
was revealed on this occasion:
