Banu Qurayza

Muhammad and the Jews The eleven studies collected from various sources aim to provide a representative overview of each literature, drawing close attention to the difficulties Muhammad encountered in Medina by the three prominent Jewish tribes of the time: Banu Qaynuqa, Banu Nadir and Banu Qurayza as Muhammad strived for acceptance. Through exploring the main theme of theology as well as political leadership offers an understanding of different aspects of the relationship between Muhammad and these Jewish tribes. Moreover, the extent Muhammad was influenced by Jewish thought is portrayed within these articles, chapters and dissertation. In “Constitution of Medina” by Michael Lecker, he describes the Hijra of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in order to escape persecution from his Meccan opponents. In Medina, he came in contact with a thriving Jewish community who were intrigued of his monotheism. Lecker favours Muhammad’s attempt to gain acceptance as a Prophet through the adoption of Jewish features of worship into Islam. Lecker emphasises Muhammad’s incorporation of Friday prayer as a community day of worship, perhaps stimulated by the Jewish tradition of preparing the Sabbath. Additionally, during Muhammad 's first year of the Hijra, he and his followers followed Jerusalem in prayer, which may have…

his spirit, and that seventy thousand of them came down to attend his funeral. Can you believe that statement, Muhammad said that his god welcomed into his paradise a man that consented to the murder of nine hundred innocent men, young and old. What kind of butcher was his god? Muhammad ordered that these men be brought, ten at a time, to be beheaded, thrown into a ditch, and to be covered with dirt. During the carnage, their women screamed, tore their cloths and beat on their cheeks.…

is mentioned in 53:1-18 and 81:19-25, and the night of the first revelation in 97:1-5 and 44:3. At first in private and then publicly, Muhammad began to proclaim his message: that there is but one God and that Muhammad is his messenger sent to warn people of the Judgment Day and to remind them of God's goodness In Medina an organized Muslim community gradually came into existence under Muhammad's leadership. Attacks on caravans from Mecca led to war with the Meccans. Muhammad's followers…