The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 160
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 160 likeness. The Holy Prophet sa suppressed his own emotions, he suppressed the emotions of his companions, he suppressed the emotions of Abū Baṣīr, and he fulfilled the covenant at every cost. If then, Abū Baṣīr freed himself from the people of Makkah and went somewhere else, what allegation can be levelled against the Holy Prophet sa and what condition of the treaty stipulated the obligation of the Holy Prophet sa to return someone who had fled from Makkah, irrespective of where he may be? Alas! How unfortunate it is! The enemies of Islām did not deal justly with Islām on any matter. Furthermore, if it is alleged that the Holy Prophet sa could have dispatched an order to Abū Baṣīr in his established camp to return to Madīnah, and since he did not do this, therefore, although the Holy Prophet sa did not break the words of the agreement, he did act against its spirit. As such, this allegation is also one of sheer ignorance and the words of the agreement and the spirit of those words reject it. The condition of the agreement that if a Muslim resident of Makkah fled to Madīnah, the Holy Prophet sa would return him, clearly proves that the purpose of this condition was to ensure that such a person, despite his being Muslim, would not be accepted into the circle of Madīnah’s Islāmic Government. In other words, although he should be Muslim in terms of belief, the Holy Prophet sa would not include him in the government of Madīnah. If then, such an individual had been expelled from the Islāmic Government as per the conditions of the agreement, how can a demand be made with relation to him that the Holy Prophet sa would order him to return no matter where he may be. Therefore, how grave an injustice it is that if the Holy Prophet sa was to keep such an individual in Madīnah, it was alleged that the Holy Prophet sa had an agreement that he would not include him in his Government, even if he be a Muslim. Then, if the Holy Prophet sa was to hand him over to the people of Makkah, expelling him from the government of Madīnah and sending him out of Madīnah, it is alleged that why did the Holy Prophet sa not include him in his government and dispatch an order to him? Hence, politically speaking, this allegation is so weak and so feeble and so meaningless, that no sensible individual can pay heed to it. Furthermore, the truth is that this unreasonable condition which was included in this agreement by the infidels, that no Muslim Muhājir would be granted protection in Madīnah, was turned into a punishment by God. Moreover, they were told that their Messenger was true to his covenant either way, but that they planted thorns in their own path and cut their own hands by weapons produced by themselves. Furthermore, when they themselves said that any Muslim youth