He was also reported to have said...

He was also reported to have said: I never gave way to any doubt since I embraced Islam, but on this occasion I could not avoid it. (From Sahih Bukhari and Maarif al- Quran of Mufti Shafi) 6- Zohri’s narration: Zohri, a clergy in Umayyad dynasty, used to say that there is no victory in the history of Islam bigger than the peace pact of Hodaibiyah.

The broken relationship with Infidels of Mecca restarted and they were getting closer to Muslims; and within the period of three years a large number of them embraced Islam. Shobi, another scholar and narrator, held the same view. He would believe that even the victory of Muslims in the battle of Khyber and the Oath delivered by the companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) were due to the results of the peace pact of Hodaibiyah. Previous…