The Treaty of Hudaibiya

Asim Ahmad

• [48:28] Surely has Allah in truth fulfilled for His Messenger the Vision. You

will certainly enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah will, in security, some having their heads shaven, and others having their hair cut short; and you will have no fear. But He knew what you knew not. He has in fact ordained for you, besides that, a victory near at hand.

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The Prophecy in Verse 48:28

• Allah will let the Muslims enter the Kaba without fear.

• Allah also promises a great victory.

The reaction of the Holy Prophet saw

• Hadhrat Mohammad saw interpreted this to mean that he should go tot the Kaba immediately.

• They will only perform a circuit around the Kaba.

Journey to Mecca

• The Meccan Army was ready to fight the Muslim caravan.

• The holy Prophet wanted peace

• They took an alternative route

• They stopped in Hudaibiya

In Hudaibiya

• The Meccan Army was on the main road.

• The Muslims could have easily taken the city

• The Holy Prophet wanted to go to the Kaba peacefully

• When the Meccans come back they send a chief and a general to the Muslim camp

Pre-Treaty

• The Meccans debated among themselves whether to allow the Muslims the Kaba or not.

• The Prophet hears that the Meccans want a treaty.

• The Prophet sends Hadrat Uthman ra as an ambassador into Mecca.

Biat-e-Riswan

• Their was a Rumor that the Meccans had murdered Hadrat Uthman ra

• Hadrat Muhammad saw took an oath with the 1500 muslims present at the time.

• They all promised that if Hadrat Uthman ra was murdered then they would take Mecca before dusk, or die fighting

The treaty

• Before the Holy Prophet saw finished the oath Hadrat Uthman ra returned.

• Soon after Suhail, a chief of Mecca, came to the prophet and a settlement was made.

In the name of God. These are the conditions of peace between Muhammad, son of Abdullah and Suhail ibn Amr the envoy of Mecca. There will be no fighting for ten years. Anyone who wishes to join Muhammad and to enter into any agreement with him is free to do so. Anyone who wishes to join the Quraish and to enter into any agreement with them is free to do so. A young man, or one whose father is alive, if he goes to Muhammad without permission from his father or guardian, will be returned to his father or guardian. But if anyone goes to the Quraish, he will not be returned. This year Muhammad will go back without entering Mecca. But next year he and his followers can enter Mecca, spend three days, perform the circuit. During these three days the Quraish will withdraw to the surrounding hills. When Muhammad and his followers enter into Mecca, they will be unarmed except for sheathed swords which wayfarers in Arabia always have with them.

After the Treaty

• A son of Suhail, the Meccan chief, wanted to go the Holy Prophet saw

• Hadrat Muhammad saw told Abu Jandal, the son, to have patience.

• The Holy Prophet saw also sent back Abu Basir who managed to escape on his way back to Medina.

• A few days later a women escaped to Medina.

• The Holy Prophet saw did not return her because the treaty laid down an exception on men not women

The Letters to Various Leaders

• After the trip to Hudaibiya, the Prophet saw instituted another plan for the spread of Islam

• He sent letters to leaders around the Middle East.

• His companions told him to make a seal.

The Letters

• The letters went to leaders such as the King of Iran, King Negus, the Roman Emperor, King of Bahrain, the Ruler of Egypt and many more.

• The King of Bahrain accepted Islam

• King Negus, the Roman Emperor, and the ruler of Egypt showed great regard for the letters

• The King of Iran ripped the letter into many pieces

The Umrah

• In the year of 629 C.E. the Prophet, with 2000 men went to Mecca

• He along with his followers performed Umrah, according to the terms of the Treaty of Hudaibiya

• This fulfilled the prophecy in 48:28

The Breaking of the Treaty

• Banu Bakr was a tribe aligned with the Arabs.

• Khuza’a was a tribe aligned with the Muslims.

• Banu Bakr attacked Khuza’a, which broke the treaty of Hudaibiya.

• The Holy Prophet had no choice but to fight the Quraish.

• He advanced with 10,000 men to Mecca