Re: Muhammad and His return to Mecca

2006-07-22 Thread smaneck
Dear Hasan, Here's a URL that explains it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Hudaybiyyah warmest, Susan - Original Message - From: Hasan Elias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, July 6, 2006 2:42 pm Subject: Re: Muhammad and His return to Mecca To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st

Re: Muhammad and His return to Mecca

2006-07-06 Thread smaneck
It is said that the Jihad is only to defense, and historians (no- believers) can argue that Muhammad was only a big merchant and He want the hegemony of the trade in the region, so He returned to Mecca to fight and get this aim. Dear Hasan, I don't know any historians who have made this

Re: Muhammad and His return to Mecca

2006-07-06 Thread Hasan Elias
Dear Susan, sorry my ignorance, what is that treaty? [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribi: Dear Hasan, I don't know any historians who have made this argument. Those reputable historians perhaps most antagonistic to Islam (Crone and Conin) have usually argued that Mecca was not that big of a trade

Muhammad and His return to Mecca

2006-07-05 Thread Hasan Elias
Hi scholars, as a bah', I would like to understand the context of Muhammad's return to Mecca.Can someone explain what's the bah' view of the return of Muhammad to Mecca?It is said that the Jihad is only to defense, and historians (no-believers) canargue that Muhammad was only a big

Re: Muhammad and His return to Mecca

2006-07-05 Thread Michael Alcorn
departed for Medina. (H.M. Balyuzi, Muhammad and the Course of Islam, p. 140) - Original Message - From: Hasan Elias To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 4:15 PM Subject: Muhammad and His return to Mecca Hi scholars, as a bahá'í, I would