The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 133
IV - Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah & its Magnificent Outcomes 133 However, despite this, all the people stubbornly clung to the view that either way, the Muslims could not enter Makkah that year. 1 Upon the insistence of Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra they said, “If you are exceedingly desirous, then we can give you special permission to circumambulate the Ka‘bah, but no more. ” Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra said, “How is this possible, that the Messenger of Allāh is stopped outside of Makkah and I circumambulate the Ka‘bah?” But the Quraish did not accept anything, and eventually disheartened, Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra prepared to return. Upon this instance, the wicked people of Makkah, perhaps with the thought that in this manner they should be able to secure more beneficial conditions for themselves in negotiations, detained Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra and his companions in Makkah. Upon this, rumour spread amongst the Muslims that the people of Makkah had martyred Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra. 2 Bai‘at-e-Riḍwān When this news reached Ḥudaibiyyah, the Muslims were infuriated, because Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra was the son-in-law of the Holy Prophet sa and was among the most venerable of companions. He had gone to Makkah as an Islāmic ambassador. Furthermore, those days were also of the sacred months and then Makkah itself was a sanctuary. The Holy Prophet sa immediately made an announcement and gathered his companions beneath an Acacia tree. When the companions had assembled, the Holy Prophet sa mentioned this news and said, “If this news is true, then by God, we shall not move from this place until we seek revenge for ‘Uthmān. ” Then the Holy Prophet sa said to the companions, “Come and place your hand on my hand (which is the Islāmic way of Bai‘at ) and take oath that none of you shall show his back, and will sacrifice his life if need be, but shall not retreat from this place. ” Upon this announcement, the companions lunged forward in such a manner as if toppling over one 1 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 222, Amrul-Ḥudaibiyyah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 685, Amrul- Ḥudaibiyyati Fī Ākhiri Sanati Sittin/Rasūlullāhi sa Yab‘athu ‘Uthmān-abna ‘Affāna Ilā Makkata, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 298, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Al- Ḥudaibiyyata, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)