Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
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The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was a pivotal 628 CE peace agreement between the Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh of Mecca that secured a temporary truce, enabled Muslim pilgrimage, and strategically paved the way for Islam’s expansion and the later peaceful conquest of Mecca.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Hudaybiyyah canonical | 15 |
| Hudaybiyyah | 2 |
| Hudaybiyyah peace agreement | 1 |
| Sulh al-Hudaybiyyah | 1 |
| Treaty of Hudaybiyyah negotiations | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic historical event
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Conquest of Mecca
ⓘ
breaking of the treaty by a Quraysh-allied tribe ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudaybiyyah peace agreement
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
surface form:
Sulh al-Hudaybiyyah
|
| hasCategory |
7th-century treaties
ⓘ
History of Islam ⓘ History of Mecca ⓘ Treaties of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Muslim attempt to perform Umrah
ⓘ
Quraysh opposition to Muslim entry into Mecca ⓘ |
| hasContext | early Islamic–Meccan conflict ⓘ |
| hasDate | 628 CE ⓘ |
| hasIslamicDate | Dhu al-Qadah, 6 AH ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
facilitated spread of Islam
ⓘ
increased security for Muslims ⓘ paved way for peaceful conquest of Mecca ⓘ recognition of Muslims as a political entity ⓘ temporary cessation of hostilities ⓘ ten-year truce between Muslims and Quraysh ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
demonstrated preference for peace over conflict
ⓘ
example of strategic compromise in Islam ⓘ turning point in early Islamic diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasTerm |
Muslims allowed to perform Umrah the following year
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Muslims to carry only sheathed swords during pilgrimage ⓘ Muslims to return to Medina without performing pilgrimage that year ⓘ no obligation on Quraysh to return Muslim escapees ⓘ no warfare between Muslims and Quraysh ⓘ return of Meccan escapees to Quraysh ⓘ ten-year armistice ⓘ three-day stay in Mecca for future pilgrimage ⓘ tribes free to ally with either side ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Meccan polytheists
ⓘ
Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim community of Medina
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
Quraysh ⓘ
surface form:
Quraysh of Mecca
|
| languageOfDocument | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hadith collections
ⓘ
Sirah literature ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
Suhayl ibn Amr ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Trench ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| signedBy |
representatives of the Muslims
ⓘ
representatives of the Quraysh ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt |
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hudaybiyyah
|
| tookPlaceNear | Mecca ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Al-Khandaq
this entity surface form:
Hudaybiyyah
this entity surface form:
Sulh al-Hudaybiyyah
this entity surface form:
Hudaybiyyah peace agreement
this entity surface form:
Hudaybiyyah
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah negotiations