Ramadan events and lessons | Episode (8) | Conquest of Mecca

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:05 A summary of the book:

0:07 Ramadan: Events and Lessons.

0:11 The Conquest of Makkah.

0:15 The time was the tenth day of Ramadan,

0:20 in the eighth year of the Hijrah.

0:23 Achieving one’s hopes and the triumph of truth over falsehood

0:29 are not matters attained through mere dreams,

0:32 nor are they reached in a short span of time,

0:35 or by following a path of ease and comfort.

0:38 Rather, such a noble objective

0:41 requires sincere efforts,

0:44 sound and continuous actions,

0:47 an extended period of time,

0:50 and a generous expenditure of effort accompanied by

0:53 hardship and a lack of indulgence.

0:56 That is the true ascension

0:59 by which the climber reaches the horizons of happy hope.

1:02 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was driven out,

1:05 along with his emigrant Companions, from Makkah,

1:08 which was the most beloved of Allah’s lands to their hearts.

1:12 They endured the agony of separation,

1:15 and thereafter encountered various kinds of hardships,

1:19 from fighting the disbelievers,

1:21 both the polytheists and the People of the Scripture among them.

1:24 The rest of the Arabs attacked them in unison,

1:28 and they were prevented from visiting

1:31 the Sacred House.

1:33 Throughout this, they were not safe from the arrogance of Quraysh

1:37 and its pride,

1:39 until the day of Hudaybiyyah arrived.

1:42 A peace treaty was concluded based on terms,

1:44 some of which the Muslims disliked,

1:48 yet Allah the Exalted made that very matter

1:51 which they disliked a path to what they loved.

1:55 In this was a great educational lesson:

1:59 that disliked things may lead to beloved outcomes

2:02 for those who are patient and seek reward from Allah.

2:05 The Muslims remained patient in accepting

2:07 all those terms,

2:09 in obedience to Allah the Exalted

2:11 and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

2:14 They did not know that some of those terms

2:17 would be a gateway to a great affair,

2:20 bringing them security

2:22 beyond what they had hoped for.

2:25 “Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not.” (2:216)

2:34 “Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not.” (2:216)

2:42 Allah knows, while you do not know.

2:48 The Dawn of the Conquest.

2:51 Among the terms of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was

2:56 that whoever wished to enter into a covenant with the Muslims could do so,

3:01 and whoever wished to enter into a covenant with Quraysh could do so.

3:05 The one who entered was considered part of that faction,

3:10 and any aggression against them was considered aggression against that faction.

3:15 Thus, the Khuza'ah tribe entered into the covenant of the Muslims,

3:18 and the Banu Bakr entered into the covenant of the polytheists.

3:22 There were old blood feuds between the two tribes.

3:25 One day, some of the Banu Bakr raided

3:30 the Khuza'ah with the assistance of Quraysh,

3:33 killing a number of them.

3:36 'Amr ibn Salim al-Khuza'i hurried to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

3:42 crying out for help.

3:44 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) answered him,

3:48 and responded to his call.

3:50 When Quraysh realized the consequences of their actions,

3:54 they sent Abu Sufyan to Madinah to apologize and renew the treaty,

3:59 but he did not succeed in that political visit.

4:04 The matter had surpassed the acceptance of political apologies and diplomatic efforts,

4:10 so a military solution was necessary

4:13 to uproot the problem from its foundations.

4:16 Thus, it is known that the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was the gateway to the conquests,

4:21 the conquest of Khaybar and the conquest of Makkah.

4:24 Allah the Exalted said:

4:42 "And a near victory" — the most correct opinion is that this refers to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.

4:47 According to the hadith of Sahl ibn Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

4:51 "We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on the day of Hudaybiyyah,

4:56 and had we seen fighting, we would have fought."

4:59 Then 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said:

5:05 "O Messenger of Allah, are we not on the truth and they on falsehood?"

5:10 He replied, "Yes."

5:12 He asked, "Are our dead not in Paradise and theirs in the Fire?"

5:17 He replied, "Yes."

5:19 He said, "Then why should we accept humiliation in our religion?

5:23 Shall we return before Allah has judged between us and them?"

5:28 He replied, "O son of al-Khattab,

5:31 I am the Messenger of Allah, and He will never let me down."

5:36 'Umar went to Abu Bakr

5:39 and said to him what he had said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

5:43 He replied:

5:45 "He is the Messenger of Allah, and Allah will never let him down."

5:50 Then Surah al-Fath was revealed,

5:53 and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited it to 'Umar until the end.

5:59 'Umar then asked:

6:00 "O Messenger of Allah, is it a conquest?"

6:04 He replied, "Yes."

6:07 The Road to Makkah.

6:09 On Wednesday,

6:11 the tenth day of Ramadan,

6:14 in the eighth year of the Hijrah,

6:16 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) left Madinah

6:21 with an army of ten thousand fighters.

6:25 Here, the hopes of the Muslims began to appear on the horizon,

6:30 and the hearts of the Emigrants, in particular, began

6:33 to cast off their heavy sorrow

6:36 which Quraysh had sown in them throughout the past years.

6:41 They were to experience joy in the atmosphere of the glory of faith,

6:45 after having lived for a time under the yoke of oppression and sadness.

6:50 The believers set out,

6:52 driven by a great longing to enter the Sacred City

6:57 and to raise the banner of Tawhid (monotheism) over it,

7:00 after the banners of polytheism had been raised there for a long time.

7:05 They marched, burning with rage against those who had driven the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

7:11 out of his secure city,

7:15 harmed him, and attacked the Muslims during the Makkan period,

7:19 and obstructed the path of Allah for nearly twenty years.

7:24 They set out toward it with a force the likes of which the Muslims had never gathered before,

7:29 nor could Quraysh withstand, no matter how many they gathered.

7:34 Indeed, the Muslims this time

7:37 did not doubt the conquest and the entry into Makkah,

7:40 and the erasing of the idols of paganism therein.

7:43 They proceeded with certainty in the help of Allah the Exalted to realize that beautiful dream

7:50 which had haunted them for many years.

7:54 It was necessary to send a psychological message to Makkah before entering it,

8:00 so that it might desist from its transgression this time,

8:03 and surrender the leadership of Makkah to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

8:08 to spread the light of guidance through it to the east and the west.

8:13 Therefore, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) conducted

8:17 military displays of the Islamic army,

8:21 with Abu Sufyan present, witnessing it.

8:24 He had already announced his Islam at that time,

8:28 and he was awestruck by what he saw of the Islamic power.

8:32 He returned to Makkah to warn them against opposing the Messenger of Allah and those with him.

8:37 His words were received with belief by the wise among them,

8:42 although there was a faction of Quraysh overcome by recklessness,

8:47 so they stood on some of the roads of Makkah

8:50 and skirmished with the Islamic army briefly,

8:53 where some were killed and the rest fled,

8:58 allowing Makkah to open its heart to mercy for the entry of the sacred march,

9:04 which would cleanse Makkah from the filth of polytheism and the authority of its people.

9:09 The Entry into Makkah.

9:13 On the twentieth day of Ramadan in the eighth year of the Hijrah,

9:18 the vanguards of the army of faith entered Makkah from various directions,

9:23 and it continued to flow in groups,

9:27 until Makkah embraced that entire pure army.

9:32 How great and beautiful those moments were in the souls of the believers,

9:37 and how difficult they were in the souls of the polytheists,

9:40 the day they saw Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah entering the Sacred Mosque,

9:45 with the Emigrants and the Ansar around him.

9:48 He touched the Black Stone,

9:50 performed the circumambulation of the House,

9:52 and struck the standing idols with his bow until they fell.

9:57 For with this conquest, the truth had come,

10:00 and falsehood had vanished.

10:02 “And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.” (17:81)

10:05 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ascended into the Ka'bah,

10:09 prayed there,

10:11 and remembered Allah, declared His oneness, and magnified Him,

10:15 announcing the end of the authority of paganism in this blessed spot,

10:20 and the beginning of raising the banner of Tawhid therein.

10:24 While the Muslims were surrounded by happiness from every side,

10:29 the polytheists were awaiting the judgment of the Messenger of Allah regarding them.

10:34 What would he do with those who had obstructed His path,

10:38 tortured his Companions, killed those they killed,

10:42 and committed against them various acts of warfare and harm?

10:47 There is no doubt they were living in a terrifying psychological state,

10:52 under his authority and in his presence.

10:55 Then the noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) appeared,

10:59 holding the doorframe of the Ka'bah,

11:03 and declared the testimony of Tawhid.

11:06 He trampled the vestiges of the Age of Ignorance and its misguided customs under his feet,

11:12 and explained that the arrogance of the Age of Ignorance had vanished,

11:16 and that the only scale is the scale of piety.

11:19 Then he announced his final judgment regarding Quraysh,

11:23 which was the moment everyone was waiting for.

11:27 He sent forth, through his truthful voice, words of pardon and forgiveness.

11:32 The clouds of fear cleared from Quraysh,

11:36 and they acknowledged once again the nobility of Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah,

11:41 and the greatness of his character.

11:43 They returned to blaming themselves for opposing him.

11:49 It was only moments later

11:51 that Bilal ibn Rabah raised the call to prayer loudly,

11:56 announcing the beginning of a new era in the House of Allah.

12:02 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) descended to pray,

12:07 and the people prayed with him.

12:10 In this event are lessons:

12:13 First, that Allah’s choice for His believing servant

12:17 is better than the believer’s choice for himself,

12:20 so let him submit the matter to Him in what he loves and what he dislikes.

12:24 Second, there is no prohibition against establishing truces with warring disbelievers

12:31 if it does not involve compromising the fundamentals of the religion.

12:35 Third, forgiveness when one has the power to punish,

12:40 if it leads to benefits that return with good for Islam and the Muslims,

12:46 is better than exercising the hand of vengeance.

12:50 Fourth, people submit to the rule of power,

12:55 but how beautiful the matter is if that power is just.

13:01 Fifth, the call of truth needs power to support it and defend it against its enemies,

13:09 and through this, it spreads and its people remain steadfast upon it.

13:16 Ramadan: Events and Lessons.

Ramadan events and lessons | Episode (8) | Conquest of Mecca

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