The Prophet (a.

The Prophet (a.s) ordered the shifting, and `Ali (a.s) [1] Tārīkh al-Tabarī, Vol 2, Page 226 stood up and watched to identify the bowman. When the missed `Ali (a.s) they asked the Prophet (a.s) of his whereabouts. He said that he must have gone for some work. A short while after that they found `Ali (a.s) coming with the head of a Jew in his hand. He went near the Prophet (a.s) and put the head near his feet.

He said, “This is the head of the famous Jewish bowman, Ghalūl, who had sent the arrow towards your tent! He and nine of his fellow bowmen have been creeping around our camps. If I can lay my hands on more of them, I shall bring them dead or alive!” The Prophet (a.s) sent Abū-Dujanah, Sahl ibn Hunayf and a few more persons with `Ali (a.s). He came out with his men. They must have gone a little distance when they surrounded the Jews before they could get inside the fortress and lock themselves in.

All the nine Jews were killed outside the gate of their fortress. When Banū-al-Nadir saw that their men got killed and Banū-Ghatafan and Banū-Qurayzah did not turn up to help nor was any sign of the two thousand men promised by `Abdullah ibn Ubay, they capitulated to the Prophet (a.s) and requested for amnesty that they would ultimately evacuate the fortress and leave the place. The Prophet (a.s) agreed to their request but prohibited them from taking the arms with them.

Whatever else was in their possession, they were free to take away. Therefore, the Jews demolished their dwellings with their own hands and they carried away the doors, windows and other merchandise on camels and went singing and playing musical instruments! Some of them went towards Syria and one group in which there was Salam ibn Abil-Haqiq, Kinanah ibn Rabi`ah and Huyay ibn Akhtab went to the west of al-Madinah and settled down in Khaybar.

The lands of Banū-al-Nadir and the gardens were treated as evacuee property were termed as the property of the Prophet (a.s). Therefore, `Umar says: “The property of Banū-al-Nadir that Allah had given to His Prophet (a.s) was a special property because the Muslims neither ran their horses nor the camels.”[1] This event took place on the fourth of Rabi` I, 7 A.H. and six months after the Battle of Uhud. [1] Futūh al-Buldān, Page 26 Previous…