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IV - Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah & its Magnificent Outcomes 129 honour him, I have seen nowhere else. ” Then he related the entire experience which he had witnessed in the assembly of the Holy Prophet sa and at the end he said, “Once again, I suggest that the proposal of Muḥammad sa is a just one. We should accept it. ” 1 Upon hearing this talk of ‘Urwah, a chieftain of the Banī Kinānah named Ḥulais bin ‘Alqamah, 2 said to the Quraish, “If you please, I shall go to Muḥammad sa. ” They said, “Certainly, go. ” So, this man came to Ḥudaibiyyah and when the Holy Prophet sa noticed him coming from afar, he said to the companions, “This man who comes towards us, belongs to such a tribe as are pleased with scenes of sacrifice. Quickly gather and bring forth your sacrificial animals, so that he may see why we have come. ” Therefore, the companions brought their animals of sacrifice and loudly chanting Takbīr , gathered them before him. When he saw this sight, he began to say, “Glory be to Allāh! Glory be to Allāh! These people are pilgrims! They cannot be barred from performing Ṭawāf of the Baitullāh! ” As such, he quickly returned to the Quraish and began to say, “I have seen that the Muslims have placed garlands of sacrifice around the necks of their animals, and they have been marked for sacrifice. It is not at all appropriate to stop them from performing Ṭawāf of the Ka‘bah. ” 3 At that time, a severe state of dissent was erupting amongst the Quraish and there became two parties of the Quraish. One party was adamant in sending back the Muslims and was firmly bent upon fighting. The second party however, considering this against their ancient religious customs and was afraid to oppose them and were desirous of an honourable agreement. For this reason, the decision was left pending. Upon this instance, another Arab chieftain named Mikraz bin Ḥafṣ, said to the Quraish, “Let me go, I shall conclude an agreement. ” Consequently, the Quraish said, “Alright, why don’t you also attempt and see. ” Hence, he went to the Holy Prophet sa. When the Holy Prophet sa saw him from afar, he said, “May God show His grace, for he is indeed a vicious man. ” In any case, Mikraz came to the Holy Prophet sa and began to talk. However, he was still speaking when a renowned chieftain of the Quraish named Suhail bin ‘Amr, came before the Holy Prophet sa. Perhaps in their 1 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābush-Shurūṭ, Bābush-Shurūṭi Fil-Jihādi. . . , Ḥadīth No. 2731-2732 2 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 684, Amrul- Ḥudaibiyyati Fī Ākhiri Sanati Sittin/Quraishun Tab‘athul-Ḥulais-abna ‘Alqamah, Dārul-Kutubil- ‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, pp. 297-298, 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