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than to the palms of the B. al-Nac;lir. That the news of this "massacre" did not reach Syria, which included Jerusalem and Adhra""at, with which the Medina Jews had contacts, and the Exilarchate in Iraq, which exercised religious authority over them, is highly unlikely. The $a/;lifah gives the names of seven Jewish tribes who became part of the ummah"l. Ibn Isl;iaq gives us two additional names. 2 Unfortunately the maghlizi-writers, the jurists and the l;ladith collectors have left no information about these Jews. They showed interest only in the three Jewish clans who either joined the munlijiqfm of Medina or the Quraysh of Mecca or both in opposing the Apostle, and even that interest was limited to their conflict with the Muslims. As soon as the conflict was over they lost interest in them as well. 1 See Chapter II for the definition of the 'ummalz', in the context of this document. 2 Supra, Chapter II. 94