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! ==== Incidents with the Banu Fazara ==== After a few months of rest following the annihilation of the [[Banu Qurayza|Qurayza]], Muhammad prepared to conduct numerous operations. The sources no longer frequently report him receiving word of impending attacks against the Muslims in Medina, suggesting that Muhammad, recognizing his newfound strength, felt capable enough to discard any pretenses and directly confront potential rivals.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=168}} Several tribes, finding no other defensive option, eventually joined the Muslims, understanding from Muhammad's clear decree that Muslims could only raid non-Muslims, thus the most efficient way to avoid the raids was to join the raiders.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=172}} During this period, Muhammad organized a caravan, presumably stocked with recent spoils, to conduct trade in [[Levant|Syria]]. [[Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi|Zayd ibn Harithah]] was tasked with guarding the convoy. However, when they journeyed through the territory of [[Banu Fazara]], whom Zayd had raided in the past, the tribe seized the opportunity for revenge, attacked the caravan, and injured him. Upon his return to [[Medina]], Muhammad decided that a punitive expedition was necessary. Zayd led this operation, successfully capturing [[Umm Qirfa]], the esteemed Fazara matriarch. As punishment, Zayd ordered Qays ibn al-Musahhar to execute her. He did so by tying each of her legs to separate camels, which were then driven in opposite directions, leading to her brutal death.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=179}}{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=248}} 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