The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 121
IV - Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah & its Magnificent Outcomes 121 and burdensome route near the coast. 1 Following this new route, when the Holy Prophet sa neared Ḥudaibiyyah, which is one day’s journey, i. e. , only nine miles from Makkah 2 (whereas the valley of Makkah starts from the pass of Ḥudaibiyyah), the camel of the Holy Prophet sa which was known by the name of Al-Qaṣwā’ and had accompanied the Holy Prophet sa in many Ghazwāt , suddenly stretched out her feet and sat down. Despite many attempts to stand her up, she would not move. The companions said, “Perhaps she is tired,” but the Holy Prophet sa said, “Nay, Nay, she has not tired, nor is it in her nature to tire out and sit in this manner. The truth is, that the same Supreme Being Who prevented the elephant of the Aṣḥābul-Fīl from proceeding to Makkah, has also stopped this camel as well. Therefore, I swear by God, that I shall accept whatever the Quraish of Makkah ask of me for the respect of the Ḥaram. ” After this, the Holy Prophet sa called out to his camel to stand and by the power of God, this time, it stood up immediately and prepared to move forward. Upon this, the Holy Prophet sa took her to the far corner of the valley of Ḥudaibiyyah and settling her near a water well, he dismounted his camel. It is here, that upon the instruction of the Holy Prophet sa , the companions set up camp. 3 Suffering of the Muslims Lacking Water & the Miracle of the Increase of Water Not much time had passed, when a party of the companions presented themselves before the Holy Prophet sa and said, “The water well being used up, has dried, and now men and animals are in extreme suffering, so what should 1 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 681-682, Amrul- Ḥudaibiyyati Fī Ākhiri Sanati Sittin/Wa Dhikri Bai‘atir-Riḍwāni. . . , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, pp. 124-125, Dhikrul-Aḥdāthillati Kānat Fī Sanati Sittim-Minal-Hijrah/Dhikrul-Khabari ‘An ‘Umratin-Nabiyyi sa Allati Ṣaddahul-Mushrikūna Fīhā ‘Anil-Bait, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) 2 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 297, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Al- Ḥudaibiyyata, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābush-Shurūṭ, Bābush-Shurūṭi Fil-Jihādi. . . , Ḥadīth No. 2731-2732