ERA OF THE PROPHET ﷺ
The Opening of Makkah
630 CE· 8 AH, RamadanMakkahMilitary & Conquest
The Prophet ﷺ enters Makkah with ten thousand companions almost without bloodshed, and forgives the people who had opposed him.
After Quraysh broke the truce, the Prophet ﷺ marched to Makkah and entered it in humility, his head lowered in gratitude. The Kaaba was cleared of idols, and a general amnesty was declared with the words: go, for you are free. The mercy of that day became a model of victory without vengeance.
فتح مكة
يدخل النبي ﷺ مكة في عشرة آلاف من أصحابه دون قتال يُذكر، ويعفو عمّن ناصبوه العداء.
بعد نقض قريش للهدنة، سار النبي ﷺ إلى مكة ودخلها متواضعًا مطأطئ الرأس شكرًا لله. طُهّرت الكعبة من الأصنام، وأُعلن العفو العام بقوله: اذهبوا فأنتم الطلقاء. صارت رحمة ذلك اليوم مثالًا للنصر بلا انتقام.
Sources
- Quran, Surah al-Nasr (110)
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Maghazi (chapters on the conquest); Sahih Muslim 1780
- Sirah of Ibn Hisham (the general amnesty)