JAMB - Islamic Religious Knowledge Irk (2022 - No. 50)
The Truce of al-Hudaybiyyah included terms such as
payment of reparations to the Makkans by the Ummah
the observance by both parties of a ten year period of peace
prevention of Muslims from entering Makkah until ten years later
the encouragement of the Makkans to join the Muslims in al-Madanah
Explanation
In 628 CE, 1,394 years ago, the treaty of Hudaybiyyah was signed; it is considered a landmark in Islam's history. What happened in Hudaybiyyah was a kind of peace treaty signed by the idolaters of Mecca and the Muslims. It was signed in the village of Hudaybiyyah, located about nine miles (14.5 km) outside Mecca, thereby acknowledging the equality of Muslims as bargaining partners.
It included terms such as the observance by both parties of a ten year period of peace.
It included terms such as the observance by both parties of a ten year period of peace.
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