Punishment or pardon at the conquest of Mecca?
The Muslims entered Mecca as conquerors after years of harm and expulsion, with the power to take revenge on those who had hurt them. The decision: punishment for years of wrong, or a general amnesty?
The positions
the pardoning party
pardon opens hearts before gates are opened
The evidence
the hiding ones were told: go, you are free
Sources: event/conquest-of-meccaplace/mecca
the justice party
years of wrong deserve justice, not forgetting
The evidence
there were those in Medina who had lost kin and wealth to it
Sources: event/hijra
You decide
Which is harder for you: to pardon while able, or to do justice while wounded? Write your reason.
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