The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 284
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 284 distinction that from among all the children of the Holy Prophet sa , only her progeny continued. 1 As such, the people known as ‘ Sādāt’ among the Muslims are from her very progeny. Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra passed away six months after the demise of the Holy Prophet sa. 2 Ghazwah of Banū Qainuqā ‘ - Late 2 A. H. It has already been mentioned that when the Holy Prophet sa migrated from Makkah and arrived in Madīnah, there were three tribes among the Jews, which inhabited Madīnah at the time. There names were the Banū Qainuqā‘, Banū Naḍīr and Banū Quraiẓah. As soon as the Holy Prophet sa came to Madīnah, he settled treaties of peace and security with these tribes, and lay the foundation for peaceful and harmonious cohabitation. By virtue of agreement, all parties were responsible for maintaining peace and security in Madīnah, and if a foreign enemy was to attack Madīnah, everyone was collectively responsible for its defence. 3 In the beginning, the Jews conformed to the treaty, and at least openly, did not create conflict with the Muslims. However, when they began to notice that the Muslims were continuing to gain strength in Madīnah, they began to change their attitude and firmly resolved to bring an end to this growing power of the Muslims. To this end, they began to employ all sorts of lawful and unlawful schemes, so much so that they did not even hold back from an attempt to create rift among the Muslims and thus instigate a civil war. As such, there is a narration that on one occasion a large group of people from the tribes of Aus and Khazraj were sitting together and conversing with love and harmony, when a mischievous Jew reached this gathering and began to mention the Battle of Bu‘āth. This was the horrific war which took place between these two tribes a few years prior to the migration, and in which many people from among the Aus and Khazraj were slain at the hands of one another. As soon as this war was mentioned, memories of the past were refreshed and scenes of ancient enmity began to run before the eyes 1 Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 8, p. 263, Kitābun- Nisā’, Fāṭimatuz-Zahrā’, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) 2 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Ghazwati Khaibar, Ḥadīth No. 4240-4241 3 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 355, Hijratur-Rasūl sa / Kitābuhū sa Bainal-Muhājirīna Wal-Anṣāri Wa Muwāda‘atu Yahūd, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 50, Thumma Dakhalatis-Sanatuth-Thāniyatu Minal-Hijrah / Dhikru Waq‘ati Badril- Kubrā, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002)