Understanding Islam — Page 110
DID THE EARLY MUSLIMS LEAD OFFENSIVE RAIDS? 108 he was deposed and killed by his own son, who cancelled these orders. Such hostile and dangerous actions of the Jews resulted in the Jews becoming further distanced from Mad ī nah. When critics and Islamophobes speak or write about these incidents, they seem to purposely and intentionally hide these relevant contexts. Regardless, these statements should not be seen as a show of contempt for all Jews. They are made only in reference to those among the Jews of Mad ī nah or (later) Khaibar who sought to aggressively attack and kill the Muslims. The Jews of Khaibar had decided to hire soldiers from the tribe of Ban ū Ghataf ā n to attack Mad ī nah. After the treaty of Hudaibiyya, this tribe raided Mad ī nah, and robbed innocent people and killed an innocent man as well: When the day dawned, ‘Abd al-Rahm ā n al-Fazar ī made a raid and drove away all the camels of the Messenger of Allah sa and killed the man who looked after them. 13 This narration provides yet further evidence of one of the many instances of hostile behavior of some