A Socio-pragmatic Perspective of Hudaibiya Treaty in the light of Grice’s Maxims

Abstract

The present research will analyze the presence of Grice’s maxims in the treaty of Hudaibiya. The perfect idea of communication is that people will cooperate with each other during a conversation. Treaty has a lot of historical value as it suggests and reflects the cooperation of two leaders for the benefit of their people. It is a qualitative research but descriptive approach will be used for the analysis. Paul Grice’s (1975) Cooperative Principle: maxim of quality, maxim of quantity, maxim of relation, maxim of manner will be used to draw inferences. It was found that treaty follows all the maxims. All the points of the treaty are reality based and no compromises over religion have been made. Treaty is without any ambiguity, false or vague statements by using appropriate and relevant phrases and words. Furthermore, it promotes peace, prosperity, freedom and security of the people of that time which shows the socio-pragmatic culture of Islam.