PROPHET MUHAMMAD: The Messenger of Peace

very heavy rain. All the tents were blown away, and the provisions became unusable due to the rain. The soldiers began to voice their grievances. Discouraged, the Quraysh abandoned the siege. THE TREATY OF HUDAYBIYYAH The Prophet felt that war was not the solution. Therefore, he adopted another strategy. Guided by a dream, he left for Makkah to perform Umrah accompanied by 1,400 companions. He camped at Hudaybiyyah, a short way from Makkah. It was an entirely peaceful march. However, the Makkan leaders objected to it. They felt they were being made to look very small because the people they had forced out of Makkah were coming to the city again to perform the rites of Umrah openly and in such large numbers. The Prophet halted at Hudaybiyyah and began peace talks with the Makkan leaders. The Quraysh finally agreed to sign a peace treaty. However, at the Prophet’s suggestion, a clause was included which said that,