Chief of the Prophets — Page 166
Chapter Eight 166 chieftain of their old ally tribe, Aus, as their final judge, accepting whatever his judgment would be. 1 Muḥammad sa accepted the proposal and instructed Sa‘d to announce his judgment. Sa‘d, announcing his judgment said: The combatant men of the Banū Quraiẓah would be executed; their women and children would be taken captive and their wealth would be distributed amongst the Muslims. Though this judgment was perfectly in accord with the Mosaic Law, 2 if these people had instead agreed to accept the judgment of Muḥammad sa , who was a paragonl of mercy, he would have—at the worst—treated them like he treated Banū Qainuqā‘ and Banī Naīr, and exiled them with peace. According to the agreement, the judgment of Sa‘d was carried out, and the men of Banū Quraiẓah were killed 3 and their women and children along with their possessions were captured by the Muslims. 4 Ghazwah of Ḥudaibiyyah, 6 A. H. After the Battle of the Confederates, a few smaller battles took place, but since they have no significant bearing on Islamic history, and there is insufficient space in this brief book to describe them, we will pass over them to the event of the Ḥudaibiyyah Treaty, which occurred in the 6 A. H. , one year after the Battle of the Confederates. 1 Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī (Book of Expeditions led by Muḥammad sa ). 2 Leviticus, 20:10 3 Tirmidhī, Bāb al-Jihād and Ibni Hishām. 4 Note 1: The events of the 5 A. H. also include matters related to marriage and divorce that were revealed in this year. For details, see Sīrat Khātamun-Nabiyyīn, Urdu edition, published by Islam International Publications, 1996, p. 671 to 674, and a brief sketch of an Islamic government from p. 630 to 657. Note 2: See a very cogent essay on different aspects of the Islamic Equity in Sīrat Khātamun-Nabiyyīn, Urdu edition, published by Islam International Publications, 1996, p. 684 to 687. Note 3: See a detailed essay about the issues regarding the acceptance of prayers in Sīrat Khātamun-Nabiyyīn, Urdu edition, published by Islam International Publications, 1996, p. 728 to 738.