Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 585
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 585 Muslims. The excellent qualities of moral conduct of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa shone brightest at this juncture. The journey to H udaibiyah was not at all for the purpose of Jih a d or confrontation. It was an attempt to fulfill a dream of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in which he had seen that he along with his Companions had entered the Ka‘bah and was circuiting the house of God. Interpreting it as a Divine sign H u du r sa left for Makkah with fourteen hundred Companions. In these times of anarchy, the sword was considered as an essential part of the dress. As a demonstration of his peaceful intentions, H u du r sa told his Companions to keep their swords in the sheaths. They were not allowed to carry any other weapon with them. The Muslims put on E h r a m at Dhul H ulaifah and took the animals meant for slaughter with them. When the people of Makkah came to know about it, they stopped the Muslims from circuiting the Ka‘bah. They assembled an army of two hundred mounted soldiers to confront the Muslims and were ready to fight. At a place called H udaibiyah, which is near Makkah, the she-camel of Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stalled. She refused to budge. H u du r sa had full faith in All a h and was always content with the will of All a h. He said, "This she-camel has not stopped on its own accord. This indicates the will of All a h. The God Who stopped elephants