Humiliating Agreement Signed By Prophet

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan speech
Published in Muslim Murasu, November 2012

Intellectual awakening will start once conflicts come to an end. Inhabitants of Mecca were steeped in negative, hateful, violent thoughts. Hudaibiya agreement was unilateral, lopsided. Prophet ratified it. Mecca became Islamised within two years. War attitude was an impediment to thought process of people of Mecca. Companions of Prophet despised this agreement. They did not understand its nature. They were irritated for being stopped and returned without fulfilling Umra. On the outward, this appeared as victory for unbelievers.
When two groups are clashing, establish peace at any cost. Preaching will work only in peaceful situation. People will listen to goodness.
Umar (rali) asked Prophet not to ratify the agreement, it means to humiliate us. Surah 48, Fath, verse 1 – ‘inna fatahna laka fathan mubin’. ‘We have given you a clear victoy’.
Sahabas were feeling ashamed of this agreement humiliating Muslims. It was in this backdrop, above verse was sent. Natural law came into play. Under peaceful circumstance, people with better ideology will succeed. Unbelievers had no principle or creed, they only had idol worship. Prophet preached oneness of God. When truce was established, people of Mecca started to reason. They evaluated whether oneness of God is acceptable or idol worship is still agreeable. People who spewed hatred now thought with cool head. This Quran verse explained this natural course of events.
Today, Muslims are encouraging wars and conflicts. They are directly indulging or offering clandestine help. No one hates suicide bombing culture with outright honesty. America, Israel, BJP, RSS, they want to blame one or the other.
Muslims did not grasp Quranic ideology. They lost their strength. Quran can win over hearts and bring humility. Even mighty rulers will accept. Bombings should not be justified. All Muslims are not terrorists. But they have abandoned caring for humanity. They have lost intellect.
Two Muslims were fighting when Lailatul Qadr was about to be announced. Lailatul Qadr announcement got impaired. Gun culture among Muslims today is ravaging their knowledge. Intelligent people will say – throw all weapons in ocean and come, let us go and preach Quran.
During the period of Sahabas, they had to memorize Quran and go in person to preach it. Now it has been simplified through video, CD, books and internet. Quran is nature’s voice. Quran is veritable power. It will overpower humanity.
Current protests are not Islamic. Come forward to implement Quranic life. Abolish bomb culture and bring forward missionary culture. The time when Moomins (believers) were feared is long gone. Now what is remaining is only Muslim crowd. The believer that Prophet pictured will be tolerant, devoid of vengeance; he will open doors of knowledge and wisdom and cultivate constructive ideas. ‘ittaku firasattul moomin fa innahu yaraa bi noorillah’. ‘Fear the vision of believer, he sees with Allah’s light’. He will be a new person. He will follow Allah’s commands and gain His Maarifat.
Current Muslim crowd will either fight or root for conflicts. They believe in the strength of weapons than in the strength of Quran. I saw a poster asking people to read and learn Arabic. Important thing is to get common sense. First acquire knowledge and wisdom. Everyone in Arab nations knows Arabic. But they are caught in fight for 65 years. They are ruining peace. Three important battles were waged in the time of Prophet – Badr, Uhud and Hunain. They lasted for half a day each. It will start in the afternoon and will be over by evening. Sixty five year conflict cannot be called Jihad. They are squealing about Jihad related Hadees.
Quran says that believers will have upper hand. Surah Ala Imran, 3, verse 139 – ‘antumul a’launa in kuntum mumineen’. But now believers are continually losing. Reasoning won’t exist amid unrest.