THE TRUE JIHAD

~ 17 ~ consensus to kill the Prophet. Therefore, armed youths of their tribe surrounded his home one night to put their plan into action. This was an open challenge for the Prophet and his companions to do battle with them. Instead, the Prophet guided by God, decided to avoid any military encounter. Therefore, in the stillness of the night, he quietly left his home in Makkah for Madinah. This event is called the emigration (hijrah) in the history of Islam. Emigration is a clear example of abandoning violent solutions in favour of peaceful solutions. 3. The battle of the Trench is another example of this sunnah of the Prophet. On this occasion a large number of people from different tribes had come to Madinah with the intention of attacking it. It was clearly a military challenge. But the Prophet used strategy to avoid an encounter with the enemy. According to this plan, the Prophet Migration or hijrah of the Prophet Muhammad is a clear example of abandoning violent solutions in favour of peaceful solutions.