The Conquest of Mecca Among the articles of the Hudaybiyah...

The Conquest of Mecca Among the articles of the Hudaybiyah peace treaty was that any of the Arab tribes who wanted to ally with Quraysh or the Prophet would be free to do so. Therefore, the two tribes named “Banu Bakr” and “Banu Khuzā’a”, which had been in conflict for years, each entered into a treaty with one of the two parties. “Khuzā’a” allied with the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) and “Banu Bakr” with Quraysh.

Banu Bakr wanted to attack “Banu Khuzā’a” and following this thought, they went to Mecca and negotiated with some elders of Quraysh such as Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl and Ṣafwān ibn Umayyah, they also brought them along with them. They planned an attack on “Khoza’a” and they also got their assistance in this regard.

Khuzā’a tribe who were unaware of everything remained calm in their homes, were attacked by Banu Bakr and their Quraysh allies, and based on a narration, twenty of them were killed by Bani Bakr. The Messenger of Allah (PBUHH), who felt sad hearing this news promised them help and assistance and prepared to mobilize the army towards Mecca and fight with Quraysh. At the moment the army, which was composed of ten thousand troops was advancing.

It was the first time that Medina witnessed such a large army. It was the tenth day of the month of Ramadan that the army of ten thousand armies left Medina with the intention of conquering Mecca. All the efforts of the Prophet of Allah (PBUHH), who wanted the news of his movement not to reach the Quraysh, were to ensure that there would be no resistance from the Quraysh against them and that the Quraysh would not fight and resist, and no blood would therefore be spilt in Mecca.

The well-equipped Islamic army reached a place known as “Dhi Ṭūwa.” There was no resistance or reaction from the Quraysh side, and silence prevailed in the city of Mecca. The Messenger of Allah (PBUHH) divided the army into four groups and assigned each group to enter the city from different directions and ordered the commanders not to fight with anyone unless they were attacked.

There were only a few people whose blood was spilt due to their bad records and lack of hope in their reform, he had directed the Muslim army to kill them wherever they were found. The four groups entered Mecca from four directions, the Prophet (PBUHH) himself also came through “Azākhir” and a dome and a veil were erected for him next to the graves of Abu Ṭālib and Lady Khadijah, and he settled there.