Muhammad Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Conflicts with Jewish tribes ==== {{further|Muhammad's views on Jews}} Following the [[Battle of Badr]], Muhammad revealed his intention to expel the Jews from the land.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=149}}{{Sfn|Al-Bukhari|1997|loc=Vol. 9, no. 6944}}{{Sfn|Muslim|Al-Khattab|2007|loc=Vol. 5, no. 1765 & 1767}} Once the ransom arrangements for the Meccan captives were finalized, he initiated a siege on the [[Banu Qaynuqa]],{{Sfn|Buhl|Welch|1993|p=370}} regarded as the weakest and wealthiest of Medina's three main Jewish tribes.{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=173}}{{Sfn|Glubb|2001|p=197}} Muslim sources provide different reasons for the siege, including an altercation involving [[Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Hamza]] and [[Ali]] in the Banu Qaynuqa market, and another version by [[Ibn Ishaq]], which tells the story of a Muslim woman being pranked by a Qaynuqa goldsmith.{{Sfn|Glubb|2001|p=197}}{{sfn|Lassner|2012|p=143}} Regardless of the cause, the Banu Qaynuqa sought refuge in their fort, where Muhammad blockaded them, cutting off their access to food supplies. After roughly two weeks, they capitulated without engaging in combat.{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=173}}{{Sfn|Glubb|2001|p=197}} At first, Muhammad planned to annihilate the surrendered tribe, but [[Abd Allah ibn Ubayy|Abdullah ibn Ubayy]], a [[Banu Khazraj|Khazraj]] chieftain who had embraced Islam, stepped in. Previously, the Qaynuqa had protected him during multiple conflicts. Ibn Ubayy implored Muhammad to show leniency, but Muhammad turned away without responding. Undeterred, Ibn Ubayy grasped Muhammad's cloak, causing his face to darken with anger and demanding his release. Ibn Ubayy refused unless Muhammad agreed to treat them leniently, threatening him, "I am a man who fears that circumstances may change." Muhammad thus spared their lives, stipulating that they must depart Medina within three days and relinquish their property to the Muslims, with Muhammad retaining a fifth.{{efn|See: *{{harvnb|Rodinson|2021|p=173}} *{{harvnb|Glubb|2001|p=197}} *{{harvnb|Brockopp|2010|p=72}} *{{harvnb|Rodgers|2012|pp=109–10}}}} Having dealt with the Qaynuqa, Muhammad moved on to another personal matter. His staunch critic, [[Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf|Ka'b ibn Ashraf]], a wealthy half-Jewish man from [[Banu Nadir]], had just come back from Mecca after producing poetry that mourned the death of the Quraysh at Badr and aroused them to retaliate.{{Sfn|Gabriel|2007|p=107}}{{Sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=176}} Muhammad asked his followers, "Who is ready to kill Ka'b, who has hurt God and His apostle?"{{Sfn|Al-Bukhari|1997|loc=Vol. 5, no. 4037}}{{Sfn|Bukay|2017|loc=List of Muhammad’s Orders to Murder People}} [[Muhammad ibn Maslamah|Ibn Maslama]] offered his services, explaining that the task would require deception. Muhammad did not contest this. He then gathered accomplices, including Ka'b's foster brother, Abu Naila. They pretended to complain about their post-conversion hardships, persuading Ka'b to lend them food. On the night of their meeting with Ka'b, they murdered him when he was caught off-guard.{{efn|See: *{{harvnb|Rodinson|2021|p=176}} *{{harvnb|Gabriel|2007|pp=112–4}} *{{harvnb|Al-Bukhari|1997|loc=Vol. 5, no. 4037}}}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page