Tag: Battle of the Trench
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Between Myth and Reality : The Banu Qurayzah Narrative
Content Overview1 Preamble1.1 Myth 1 : Innocent Victims1.2 Fact1.3 Myth 2 : Ordered by the Prophet1.4 Fact1.5 Myth 3 : Banu Qurayzah Massacre on Muhammad’s Command1.6 Fact1.7 Myth 4 : Inhuman and Unmerciful Prophet1.8 Fact1.9 Myth 5 : The Event Reflects Intolerance in Islam1.10 Fact2 Conclusion : Principles of Justice and Truth Preamble The narrative surrounding the Banū Qurayẓah, a Jewish tribe residing in…
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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 year, after the Battle of the Ditch, which took place…