Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 159
sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa "All the fighting men of Banu Quraizah will be put to death and all their women and children will be made captives. ". It was a terrible sentence. However, the Jews had brought it upon themselves. First by their treachery, next by their resistance to the Muslims and finally by preferring the judgement of Sa'd bin. Mu'adh by the application of their own religious law to their offense rather than throwing themselves upon the well-established mercy of the Holy Prophet". According to the teachings of the. Bible, if the Jews had won and the Holy Prophet" had lost, all. Muslims men, women and children I would have been put to death. sa. A dispute arose among the Jews. Some of them began to say that their people had really gone back on their agreement with the Muslims. The behavior of the Muslims, on the other hand, showed that they were true and honest and that their religion also was true. Those who thought in this way joined Islām. It was the moral duty of the Muslims to forgive men like these. Before being put to death, the men of the Banu Quraizah were offered to accept. Islām, with an open mind. Thus, those who accepted Islām avoided their punishment for treason. Only four of them accepted Islām and they were spared. The rest of them refused and were put to death according to the decision of Sa'd bin Mu'adh, the implementation of which was binding for both parties. The enemy was unsuccessful in its mission and thus was badly defeated and demoralized. . The Jews and other critics of Islām often refer to this incident and criticize the Holy Prophet" that the treatment given to. Banu Quraizah was unjust and cruel. They should consider the incident taking into consideration the following: 1. The Muslims were exposed to an attack by a well-equipped and huge fighting force. The Banu Quraizah had an agreement with the Muslims not to collaborate with the enemies of the Muslims. Based on this agreement Muslims 159