The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 147
IV - Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah & its Magnificent Outcomes 147 Ḥudaibiyyah, when the Holy Prophet sa was journeying at night, he presented himself before him, and whilst addressing the Holy Prophet sa , desired to say something to him. The Holy Prophet sa however, remained silent. He addressed him a second and third time, but the Holy Prophet sa remained silent as before. 1 He was greatly hurt by this silence of the Holy Prophet sa. Hence, he moved ahead of the entire body of the Muslims telling himself that, “O ‘Umar, you have been ruined! You addressed the Holy Prophet sa three times but the Messenger of Allāh did not respond. ” He began to feel deeply apprehensive about what the matter was? He began to feel afraid that a Qur’ānic verse may have been revealed in his connection. It had hardly been a moment, when a man called out his name and said, “The Messenger of Allāh has summoned ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb!” He said to himself, “I am sure that a Qur’ānic verse has been revealed about me. ” Therefore, perturbed, he hurriedly presented himself before the Holy Prophet sa and upon greeting him with salutations of peace, he came to his side. The Holy Prophet sa said, “At this time, such a Sūrah has been revealed to me, which is more dear to me than all the things of this world. ” Then the Holy Prophet sa recited the verses of Sūrah Al-Fatḥ. 2 Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra asked, “O Messenger of Allāh! Is this treaty really a victory for Islām?” The Holy Prophet sa said, “Yes, verily this is our victory. ” Upon this, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra found satisfaction and remained silent. 3 Exceptional Arrangements for Emigrant Muslim Women It is common for flaws to be left undetected in agreements, which later on become the result of significant outcomes. Likewise, even in the Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah, a deficiency went undetected, as although the return of Muslim men was clearly stipulated, there was no mention of such women from the people of Makkah, who would accept Islām and join the Muslims. However, shortly thereafter, such circumstances began to reveal themselves as made this flaw evident to the people of Makkah. Only a short time had passed in the settlement of this agreement, when some Muslim women managed to escape the hands of the infidels and reach Madīnah. Among them, the first was a daughter of a dead idolater, the chieftain ‘Uqbah bin Abī Mu‘īṭ named Ummi 1 At the time, perhaps the verses of Sūrah Al-Fatḥ were being revealed. 2 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābut-Tafsīr, Tafsīru Sūratil-Fatḥ, Bābu Qaulihī Innā Fataḥnā Laka Fatḥam- Mubīnā, Ḥadīth No. 4833 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Ghazwatil-Hudaibiyyah, Ḥadīth No. 4177 3 Ṣaḥīḥu Muslim, Kitābul-Jihādi Was-Siyar, Bābu Ṣulḥil-Ḥudaibiyyah, Ḥadīth No. 4633