The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 153
IV - Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah & its Magnificent Outcomes 153 identical to that, which initially existed with the Muhājirīn of Madīnah. Furthermore, since Saiful-Baḥr was situated very close to the route which ran from Madīnah to Syria, for this reason, confrontations between the caravans of the Quraish and these Muhājirīn began to take place. This new war took on a very dangerous state of affairs for the Quraish. Firstly, because the Quraish had become very weak after the last war and secondly, their number had drastically decreased. Furthermore, in comparison to them, the Islāmic State of Saiful-Baḥr, which was led by zealous companions such as Abū Baṣīr and Abū Jandal, was full of the fresh fervour of faith and the strength springing from the bitter memories of cruelties committed against them, which knew no opposition. The outcome was that after a short period in time, the Quraish threw in its arms and becoming distressed by the attacks of the party of Abū Baṣīr, by means of a delegation, they came to the Holy Prophet sa and pleaded on account of their relation to him, to call the Muhājirīn of Saiful-Baḥr to Madīnah and make them a part of his political system. Moreover, along with this, they happily forfeited the condition of the Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah which stipulated that, ‘New Muslims of Makkah shall not be granted protection in Madīnah,’ to the Holy Prophet sa of their own accord. 1 The Holy Prophet sa accepted this request, and sent correspondence to Abū Baṣīr and Abū Jandal, that since the Quraish had amended the treaty of their own accord, they could now come to Madīnah. When the ambassador of the Holy Prophet sa reached Saiful-Baḥr, Abū Baṣīr was ill and bedridden and he was becoming weak. Abū Baṣīr clutched the blessed letter of the Holy Prophet sa very affectionately, and shortly thereafter, he passed away in this very state. After this, Abū Jandal and his companions buried their brave and gallant leader in Saiful-Baḥr and reached the Holy 1 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābush-Shurūṭ, Bābush-Shurūṭi Fil-Jihādi. . . , Ḥadīth No. 2731-2732 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 690, Amrul- Ḥudaibiyyati Fī Ākhiri Sanati Sittin/Mā Jarā ‘Alaihi Amru Qaumim-Minal-Mustaḍ‘afīna Ba‘daṣ- Ṣulḥi, 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, p. 134, 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) * Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 2, p. 25, Ghazwatul-Ḥudaibiyyah, Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut * As-Sīratul-Ḥalabiyyah, By Abul-Faraj Nūruddīn ‘Alī bin Ibrāhīm, Volume 3, p. 40, Bābu Dhikri Maghāzīhī sa /Ghazwatul-Ḥudaibiyyah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2002)