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The Creation Plan of God

quite obvious. The Hudaybiyyah Treaty successfully removed the
deadlock and opened the door to peaceful interaction between
the two parties.

The result showed that this had been a piece of master-
strategy. Where the war-time situation had suspended all kinds
of interaction, after the peace treaty the door to interaction was
thrown wide open. It is a fact that where there is interaction there
is discussion, and where there is discussion, there is ideological
exchange, and where there is ideological exchange, there is every
opportunity to establish one’s ideological supremacy over the
other party. And that is exactly what happened.

A few years after the signing of this treaty, almost the whole
of Arabia accepted the ideology of the Prophet of Islam. Peaceful
combat through ideology proves to be far more effective than the
might of the sword.
The Hudaybiyyah experience was not simply a matter of
religion. It is relevant to all the affairs of human life. It gives
us a master formula to manage all controversial matters, within
the family and in society, as well as at the national level. If you
are facing violent extremism from opponents, make them ready
to establish peace, even if it means accepting their conditions
unilaterally. In the long run, due to the ensuing peaceful
relationship, you will be a success.

The Creation Plan of God

veryone asks the same questions: Who am I? Why I am here
Eon this planet earth? What is the purpose of man? What is
success and what is failure? These questions may be summed up
in a single sentence: What is the creation plan of the Creator?

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