The Hudaybiyyah method entailed the greatest of all sacrifices. The Prophet of Islam and his companions decided to make a pilgrimage to Makkah. The Quraysh prevented the Muslims from entering the city, even though they wore the garb of pilgrims and bore no arms. The Prophet of Islam agreed to a treaty between the Quran and the Muslims heavily in favour of the Quran to resolve the tension. He also agreed to return to Medina without completing the pilgrimage and to make the pilgrimage the following year. What was the remarkable power of the Hudaybiyyah Method that unlocked the doors to a clear victory? Eight years after moving to Medina, the Prophet’s march to Makkah gives us a clue. When the Prophet had undertaken the journey to Makkah two years earlier, he was accompanied by 1,400 companions. This time, however, he was accompanied by 10,000 companions. On the occasion of his first journey, the Makkans had forced him to return to Medina; they did not allow him to pass beyond Hudaybiyyah. However, on the occasion of this second journey, the Makkans were so awestruck upon seeing the vast number of the Prophet’s people that they accepted defeat and put up no resistance. We learn that the Hudaybiyyah Method is the pacifist method of conquering people from this incident. The military option or the violent method causes death and destruction, while the Hudaybiyyah Method conquers people’s hearts. What characterises the method of war is hatred, while what characterises the Hudaybiyyah Method is love. Albara ibn Aazib, a companion of the Prophet, said to Muslims of later times, “You regard the conquest of Makkah as a victory, but we (the companions of the Prophet) regard Hudaybiyyah. As the real victory.” Ibn Shahaab Zuhri said that the Hudaybiyyah Agreement has the status of a great victory. (As-Seerat an-Nabawiya, Ibn Kathir, Vol. 3, p. 324)