Category: Jews of Arabia

  • The Expulsion of Banu al-Qurayzah

    Excerpted from Madinan Society At the Time of the Prophet, International Islamic Publishing House & IIIT, 1991 The date of the campaign The action against Banu Qurayzah took place at the end of Dhu al Qa’dah and the beginning of Dhu al Hijjah in the fifth yearIbn Sa’d, al Tabaqat, 3/74; Ibn Hisham, al Sirah,…

  • The Conquest of Khaybar and of the Remaining Jewish Strongholds in al Hijaz

    Khaybar is an agricultural oasis situated approximately 165 kilometers to the north of Madinah, at an altitude of 850 m above sea level. It is the second largest Harrah in Arabia, after the Harrah Banu Salim. Khaybar enjoys fertile land and abundant water, hence it was famous for having many palm trees, apart from the…

  • The Expulsion of Banu Qaynuqa

    Excerpted from Madinan Society At the Time of the Prophet, International Islamic Publishing House & IIIT, 1991 The date of the campaign Regarding the time of its occurrence, the historians agree that this action took place after Badr. Al Zuhri defined its date as being in the month of Shawwal in the second year of…

  • The Expulsion of Banu al Nadir

    Akram Diya al Umari Excerpted from Madinan Society At the Time of the Prophet, International Islamic Publishing House & IIIT, 1991 The date of the campaign Two reports, each with a sahih isnad, mention that the campaign against Banu al Nadir took place after the Battle of Badr. 1. The first was reported by al…

  • The Prophet's Document Between the Muhajirun, the Ansar and the Jews

    Akram Diya al Umari Excerpted from Madinan Society At the Time of the Prophet, International Islamic Publishing House & IIIT, 1991 The text of the document (Majmu’at Al Watha’iq al Siyasiyah) Bismi Allah al Rahman al Rahim Clause: (1) This is a document from Muhammad, the Prophet (governing the relations) between the believers and Muslims…

  • The Announcement of the Constitution of Madinah

    Akram Diya al Umari Excerpted from Madinan Society At the Time of the Prophet, International Islamic Publishing House & IIIT, 1991 The treaty with the Jews The Prophet (P) organized the relationships between the various inhabitants of Madinah, and recorded this in a document which is reported in the historical sources. The aim of this…