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In the unratified provisional treaty with the Ghatafan, the Prophet agreed to hand over to them a third of the produce of the oases of Madinah provided they deserted their allies besieging Madinah, and made a separate and immediate peace with the Muslim State.
On the other hand, cut off from their victual marts of Syria, 1 'Iraq, 2 Yamamah" and even Yaman,4 surrounded on all sides by Islamicised tribes, 5 deserted by their friends, 6 suffering actually by drought7 when the Prophet had won the sympathy of many of them by contributing the handsome amount of 500 gold coins towards the famine fund,8 by raising the ban on the grain of Yamamah," and by going to visit the national sanctuary of the enemy during the months of the Truce of God-it was · hoped in these conditions that the Quraish would the more easily be prepared to come to terms.
Muslim authors mention it incidentally in the discussion of the laws of war or peace, according to whether the Islamic state is or is not a party in the conflagration.
CHAPTER IV :ases and Treaties of Neutrality in the Time of the Prophet and Orthodox Caliphs.
" (i) The following clause is taken frcm the treaty with the ruler < Nubia, concluded by a Muslim governor of Egypt of the time of the 31 Caliph, 'Uthman : · You, 0 Nubians, are assured of the Protection of God and H Messenger, Muhammad, the Prophet.