Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 580
CHAPTER 24 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Amiability in Wars 580 antagonistic behaviour and conspiring against Mu h ammad. " 37 The expulsion of Ban u Na di r increased their hostility. Their chief Huyayy bin Akh t ab, burning with fire of vengeance, incited the people of Makkah and the other tribes of Arabia against the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and Islam. It was his incitement of hatred that the whole of Arabia united to attack Mad i nah. This battle is known as the battle of A h z a b. The Muslims defended themselves by digging a trench round the city. Huyayy bin Akh t ab incited the remaining Jewish tribe, Ban u Qurai z ah to commit treachery and thus endangered the lives of the Muslims. The Muslims considered the area occupied by this tribe as safe according to the agreement with them and did not dig the trench on that side of Mad i nah. God routed the armies of the enemy and the treachery of Ban u Qurai z ah was exposed. 38 After the Battle of A h z a b, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa wanted to punish them for the breach of contract and enmity towards the Muslims. They too barricaded themselves in the castle. H u du r sa appointed Hadrat Sa‘d bin Mu‘adh An sa r i ra , who was an ally of this tribe before his acceptance of Islam, as a mediator. Hadrat Sa‘d ra judged according to the Jewish religious law and gave a verdict of killing the men and imprisoning the women. 39