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Islamic Openings

ISLAMIC OPENINGS

Book Contents

• Notes on the Translation
• The Opening of Makkah
• The Opening of Iraq
• The Opening of Al-Mada’in
• The Opening of Al-Sham
• The Opening of Jerusalem
• The Opening of Egypt
• The Opening of Alexandria
• The Opening of Persia
• The Opening of Iraq 2
• The Opening of Khurasan
• The Opening of North Africa
• The Opening of Cyprus
• The Opening of Constantinople
• The Opening of Andalusia
• References

THE OPENING OF MAKKAH

When the Prophet ~ made a treaty with the Quraish in the year of Hudaibiyah which was 6 A.H., the agreement was based on a period of truce.

The one who would like to be allegiant to Muhammad is welcomed and the one who would like to be allegiant to the Quraish is free to do so. The one who goes to the Quraish from the supporters of the Prophet is not to be rejected by them, and the one who goes to the Prophet from the Quraish or from their allies is to be with the Prophet.

The members of the tribe of Kananah who were present stood up and said, “We will be with the Quraish and their agreement.”

The tribe of Khuza’ah stood and said, “We will be on the side of Muhammad and his agreement.”

There had been an old alliance between ‘Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim, the Prophet’s grandfather, and the tribe of Khuza’ah. Thus, `Amr ibn Salim ibn Hassirah of the Khuza’ah said, “It is not strange that I chose Muhammad, for it is the alliance set between my father and his grandfather.”

Then a man of the Khuza’ah heard another man of the Kananah reciting a defamatory poem about the Prophet ~, the possessor of the most dignified merits. He attacked and injured him.

This incident kindled the hatred and fighting between the two tribes.

The Quraish sided with the Kananah and some of them went in disguise to take revenge. Among them were Safwan ibn Umaiyah, Huwaitib ibn ‘Abdul ‘Uzza, ‘Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl, Shaibah ibn ‘Uthman and Suhail ibn ‘Amr. They pretended to have no knowledge of the accord.

They attacked the Khuza’ah at night while they were sleeping and killed many men in violation of the treaty.

Then `Amr ibn Salim of the Khuza’ah went to the Prophet ~ asking for his help. This forced the Prophet ~ to conquer Makkah.

The Quraish were afraid that the Prophet ~ would learn of their support of the tribe of Banu Bakr, for it was a clear breach of their treaty and could provoke the Muslims and cause them to invade Makkah.

Regretting what they had done, they sent Abu Sufyan ibn Harb to the Prophet

~ to renew the agreement and prolong the period of truce.

However, the Prophet ~ did not answer his plea.