Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 824
CHAPTER 34 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'sUnique Valour 824 the shade of a tree, this enemy, raised his sword and said, "Who can save you now?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not fear at all, with perfect conviction and God given majesty he replied, "All a h". The sword fell from the hand of the enemy. 11 The same valour is seen in the Battle of H udaibiyah. When in the sixth year of Hijrah, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa set forth for Makkah to perform Umrah in peace. He undertook this journey on the basis of a dream. The people of Makkah stopped them at H udaibiyah and an agreement was reached that the Muslims could perform Umrah the following year. This was the first incident that anyone had ever been stopped from circuiting the Ka‘bah and it was a great shock for the Muslims who were eager to see it. If they wished they could have entered Makkah by force but the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , an embodiment of peace, did not permit it. He accepted the conditions of the agreement and advised the Muslims to slaughter their animals at H udaibiyah. His devoted Companions were in a state of shock and grief. They were overwhelmed by the emotions of grief. Even such notable Companions like Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra , ‘Umar ra , ‘Al i ra and ‘Uthm a n ra could not pluck up the courage to carry out this command and slaughter their animals. They were stunned and stood still. May be they were