MERCIFUL
BEHAVIOUR of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم
After this, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم held a (first) public
court in the sanctuary (Haram) around the Ka’bah where along with the Muslim
troops, thousands of disbelievers were also present. Amongst these disbelievers
were the people who had persecuted the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم and his blessed
companions greatly, placed thorns in his path, threw impurities on his blessed
body, made attempts to assassinate him, martyred his blessed companions, forced
him to leave Makkah, levelled false accusations against him and called him
names. In short, they committed every type of brutality.
Now, they all were standing as
criminals before the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم. If he صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم had wanted, he could have taken severe
revenge on them, but he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّم did not take any revenge whatsoever. Rather, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم said in his merciful
tone: “لَا تَثْرِيْبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ
فَاذْهَبُوْا اَنْتُمُ الطُّلَقَاءُ” *“Today, there is no blame on you. Go!
You all are free.”*¹
Treating well the enemies who
tortured the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم and his blessed companions in different ways after having a
victory over them is something the example of which cannot be found.
On the second day of the conquest of
Makkah, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم delivered another sermon in which the rulings on the sanctuary
around the Ka’bah were mentioned and battle and fighting in this sanctuary was
declared as forbidden forever.
On this occasion, by virtue of his
good treatment, a large number of people embraced Islam. He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم had the other idols
(present around Makkah) destroyed.²
Referance:
1 Sharh al-Zurqaani ‘Ala al-Mawahib vol. 3, p. 449,
summarised
2 Sharh al-Zurqaani ‘Ala al-Mawahib vol. 3, pp. 487-490,
selected
Due to the conquest of Makkah, it
became apparent to the entire Arabian Peninsula that Islam was true. In this
way, many tribes started embracing Islam. But after this news, the people of
the Hawazin tribe, together with other few small tribes, set out with the
intention to attack the Muslims.
When the last Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
learnt about it, he صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم set out with 12,000 soldiers. The Islamic army faced the
disbelievers at Hunayn¹ which is situated between Makkah and Taif. In the
beginning, the Muslims fought skilfully and attacked in such a way that the
army of disbelievers started fleeing from the battlefield, but when their
troops that were waiting in ambush attacked, the Islamic army fell into panic.
In the end, it was the Muslims who prevailed and, in this battle, they captured
thousands of prisoners and seized large amounts of spoils of war.²
After this, the Last Prophet of
Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
set out for Taif and besieged the fort of Taif. The siege lasted more than two
weeks, but it did not benefit much, so he صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ordered for the siege to end and made
Du’a: “O Allah! Give guidance to Thaqeef, i.e. the people of Taif.”
By virtue of the Du’a of the Beloved
Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم,
the people of Taif became Muslim in 9 Hijri. At their request, all the
prisoners were released. On returning from Taif, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
distributed the spoils of war gained from the Battle of Hunayn amongst the
Muslims. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
stayed in Makkah for more than two weeks and then returned to Madinah.³
Referance:
1 Hunayn is a valley which is at a distance of approximately
29 km from Makkah and 462 km from Madinah.
2 Sharh al-Zurqaani ‘Ala al-Mawahib vol. 3, pp. 496-531,
selected and summarised
3 Sharh al-Zurqaani ‘Ala al-Mawahib vol. 4, pp. 6-19,
selected and summarised
The
Battle of Tabuk
In the 9th year of migration, in
Rajab, the Battle of Tabuk took place. There is a place between Madinah and the
Levant named “Tabuk”. It is also called Jaysh al-Usra (i.e. army with
insufficient provisions).¹
[Masjid
at-Taubah situated in Tabuk]
The city of Tabuk is at a distance
of 552 km from Madinah. The distance by road is approximately 682 km. The place
where the Muslim army camped is known today by the name of ‘the Fort of Tabuk’.
This was the final battle in which the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم participated
physically.
Referance:
1 Sharh al-Zurqaani ‘Ala al-Mawahib, vol. 4, p. 65,
summarised
It was instigated when the news
reached Madinah that the Romans and the Arab Christians had prepared a big army
in order to attack Madinah. In order to combat them, the Final Messenger of
Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
issued an order to prepare an army. At that time, a severe famine had struck
the entire Hijaz region and the weather was extremely hot too, such that it was
very difficult for people to even come out of their homes.
It is this battle, Sayyiduna Abu
Bakr رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ presented all the
belongings of his home and Sayyiduna Umar رَضِیَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ presented half of the belongings of his home in order to equip
the army.¹ Sayyiduna Uthman al-Ghani رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ
عَنْهُ and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman Bin ‘Auf رَضِیَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ gave special support in this regard.
The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
set out for Tabuk with an army of 30,000 troops. Having reached Tabuk, he صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
ordered the army to camp there. There was no sign of the Roman army even at a
distance. Then, it was learnt that when spies informed Caesar about the glory
and dignity of the Islamic army and their number, out of awe and fear, they
lost courage for the battle and could not come out of their homes. The Final
Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم stayed in Tabuk for 20 days and then returned to Madinah. Tabuk
and some nearby areas were included in the Islamic empire.²
Referance:
1 Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 380, Hadith 3695
2 Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, vol. 2, p. 349, summarised
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