The Prophetic Model

armed confrontation and instead follow the path of peaceful dawah. Today, militancy has almost ceased in Kashmir and now the culture of one man, two missions is being adopted. On the one hand, Kashmiris are seeking a better future in educational and economic fields, and on the other, they are engaged in peaceful dawah work as a matter of religious duty. The Prophet Yusuf, the son of Israel (Jacob) was born in Kana‘an (Palestine) 3500 years ago. The circumstances of his life brought him to Egypt, which in those days was ruled by a Hyksos King, who offered the Prophet Yusuf the position of administrator under his rule. According to the Quran this was ‘the King’s law’ and the Bible records this event thus: ‘You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne, will I be greater than you.’ (Genesis; 41:40) The Quran calls the story of Yusuf “the best story”. The Prophet Muhammad was an Ismaelite prophet, who lived 1500 years ago. During the Prophet Muhammad’s time, an important event took place – the drawing up of a pact known as Sulh-e-Hudaybiya. The Quran calls this a ‘clear victory’. (48:1). These events, relating respectively to two prophets tell us the successful formula for succeeding in the struggle of life, i.e. political ‘statusquoism and dawah activism’. Muhammad (PBUH), appointed Prophet in 610 AD in Makkah, concluded a peace treaty with the Quraysh who, in those days, enjoyed the position of leadership in Arabia. This peace treaty, Sulh-e-Hudaibiya, recognized the leadership of the Quraysh, and unilaterally accepting all the conditions laid down by the Quraysh, the Prophet made a 10-year no-war pact with them. By the terms of this treaty, and by accepting the leadership of the Quraysh, the Prophet found ample opportunities for peaceful dawah work. This is the prophetic model for activism at the social level. This is the model which should be followed by the people of Kashmir and by the Muslims of the rest of the world. This is the only model by following which Muslims can achieve success and honour in this world. No other model save this one is practicable. Accordingly, the Muslims of Kashmir and the Muslims of The Prophetic Model