Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets — Page 380
380 Victory The three principal Jewish tribes, Banu Qainuqa, Banu Nadhir and Banu Quraidha, had been settled in the oasis of Medina long before the Qayla (Aus and Khazraj) appeared on the scene. After their arrival the Jewish tribes continued for some time to occupy a position of dominance in the oasis. Even at the time of the Hijra their numbers exceeded those of the Arabs in the oasis. How the Jews came to be in Medina, and whether they were of Hebrew stock or were descendants of Arabs who had been converted to Judai sm, is not clear. It is definite, however, that in course of time they had adopted many customs identical with those of their pagan Arab neighbours and intermarried with them, but they adhered to the Jewish religion and maintained their distinct existence. The arrival of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him, in Medina was no more welcome to the Jews than it was to Abdullah bin Ubayy, Chief of Khazraj, who was shortly to be crowned King of Aus and Khazraj, a design that was frustrated by developments in Medina c onsequent on the arrival of the Holy Prophet. The Jews were expecting the advent of a Prophet, which had been foretold in Deuteronomy 18:18, but they believed firmly that the Prophet would be raised among the Jews and therefore could not reconcile