An account of the dreadful, bloody activities of the so-called Islam's prophet of peace, after his arrival in Medina...
Introduction
This article tries to give what one might call a “macro” view on Muhammad's peaceful stay in Medina.
In particular I discuss how Muhammad dealt “wisely” with the Jewish tribes of Medina.
After thinking/claiming that he is the prophet of the almighty, Muhammad stayed in Mecca about thirteen years. He was not a happy camper. Most people thought he was a crazy man. He managed to have some followers (around a hundred), mostly low-class folks. He had in mind leaving Mecca all along. He sent a team to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), and he himself tried Ta'if in 619. In both instances, he did not find it suitable for him to migrate to any of those two places. Finally, things worked out for him to go to Yathrib (Medina). Please do not be fooled by Muslims claiming great persecution and plots to kill Muhammad in Mecca. This is not true. The reader is advised to read M. A. Khan's discussion of this matter in his book “Islamic Jihad”.
The first couple of years in Medina were rough on Muhammad and the Muslim community (the Muhajiroon, “immigrants”, as well as the Ansar “the locals of the Medina area”). Some found menial jobs here and there. But, it was rough. Right from the start, Muhammad was looking for loots. He tried to ambush Meccan trade-caravans. His looting attempts did not meet much success at the beginning. However, the Nakhla raid proved to be the first success. Muhammad and his Sahaba Muslims (robbers!!) made a good loot out of that one. For more details on that raid, I refer the reader to my previously published article.
Now, Muhammad in Medina had many members of the Quraysh tribe with him. He had others from other tribes. He had an open invitation to others to join him. Many did join him as their tongues were dripping for greed of loots. They could just taste those loots. So, in a tribal environment, Muhammad established a tribal alternative called Islam. This was a very smart step on Muhammad's side. He established an “open” tribe system so that other individuals from other tribes join. You can call it Muhammad's tribe or Muhammad's cult. This was a good plan for Muhammad. It allowed him to give membership to more “warriors” and “robbers”. The more people he has, the more powerful his “tribe” is. Arabs lived in a tribal system. Power and physical force ruled the day. So, Muhammad's “cult” plan was sure to succeed. There is no shortage of individuals in different tribes to join Muhammad in his quest for loots, and, as an added bonus, Muhammad made it look like a holy cause commanded by the most high; Allah.
Medina's Makeup
There were two Arab tribes in the Medina area; the Aws and the Khazraj. Many of them worked for the more prosperous Jewish tribes in Medina. They worked in agriculture, warehouse and shop watchers. The three Jewish tribes in Medina were more educated and prosperous. Those tribes were Bani Qainuqa, Bani Nadeer, and Bani Qurayza. Those tribes had some power. Muhammad signed a pack of protection with them when he first came to Medina. It was not until he was in Medina for a year and a half that he realized that the Jewish tribes knew he was an imposter. So, he changed the Muslims' prayer direction from Jerusalem to Mecca, and decided that he was powerful enough to take down the Jewish tribes one by one, and enrich the Muslim Umma with their wealth and women. Below I narrate how he did that, one tribe at a time.
Bani Qainuqa
A Muslim woman goes to a Qainuqa tribe goldsmith shop. He flirts with her. She doesn't like that and rejects his advances. He pins her skirt, without her noticing, to the ground. When she gets up, her skirt stays down, and her private area gets exposed. Those who are present get a big laugh out of that incident. A present Muslim gets upset and kills the goldsmith. Jewish men rush to help and kill the Muslim man, who killed the goldsmith. A riot ensues. Muhammad hears the news. He orders besieging the Qainuqa tribe. About two weeks later they surrender to Muhammad on condition that they leave the city leaving all belongings behind except what their animals can carry. All the fortunes that the tribe left behind went to the immigrant Muslims in Medina. It was pretty much no hard-earned loot by any means.
It is clear that such a trivial incident could have been handled wisely by Muhammad. After all one man from each side was killed. Isn't that enough? Off course it is. But Muhammad was facing pressure from the immigrants who left Mecca and joined him. They had a lot of need. What’s better than loot from a rich tribe to satisfy their greedy hearts!
Bani Nadeer
Next in line were Bani Nadeer on Muhammad's mind. The prophet Muhammad goes to Bani Al-Nadeer, along with some leading companions, Abu Bakr, Umar and Ali, and asks them to help him in paying bloodwit money for two men of Bani Amer mistakenly killed by Muslims. It is important here to remember that Bani Al-Nadeer were under no obligation to help Muhammad here. The agreement between the Muslim camp and the Jewish tribes of Medina was to help each other in case there is an external threat to attack Medina (i.e. Quraysh coming to town to attack the Muslims, or the Medinan tribes).
Bani Al-Nadeer tell Muhammad that they will help him with money.
Muhammad leaves the other Sahaba in the meeting and vanishes. He actually went back home.
His Sahaba leave after they realize that Muhammad was not going to come back.
When the Sahaba see the prophet, he tells them that the Jews, Bani Al-Nadeer, were conspiring to kill him. How? By having someone go on the top of the wall that was behind them where they were meeting, and dropping a rock on him (Muhammad) thus killing him.
Muhammad gives orders to prepare for war against Bani Al-Nadeer, and marches against them. He lays siege upon Bani Al-Nadeer, who sought refuge in their forts. He also orders the burning and destruction of their palm trees (Bani Al-Nadeer were mostly farmers who tended the land and raised crops). Orders were carried out to the letter.
Bani Al-Nadeer receive some promises of help from other tribes that never materialized and finally struck an agreement with the prophet (PBUH) to allow them to leave town with all their belongings except their weapons and immoveable properties. This, in fact, came to pass. Some of them went to Khaiber and some went to Syria.
All of their left property and land became Muhammad’s. He distributed it amongst the first immigrants, and a couple of Ansars who were in need. (What a generous thief!!)
The above, pretty much sums up what happened. Please note that Bani Al-Nadeer were in no position to fight Muslims. Muhammad has become the main war lord of Medina by now. Earlier, he had successful attacks against the Meccan commercial caravans. Two years earlier, he had attacked and gotten rid of the Qainuqa tribe from Medina. He had just assassinated Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf, the Bani Al Nadeer leader. He suffered no consequences from all this. This, in my view, indicates that a farming community like Bani Al-Nadeer was in no position to put up a good fight against the Muslims.
So, when Muhammad went to them asking for money to help the Muslims, who killed two men from another tribe, Bani Al-Nadeer were under no obligation to help him financially. But they knew what Muhammad was up to. He was looking for their refusal to pay, so that he can have a reason to attack them in war and take their belongings. However they were smart enough to tell him that they’ll help him. That answer did not sit well with Muhammad, and so he leaves in a hurry and invents the story that they were plotting to kill him with a big rock dropped from the top of a wall behind where they were sitting. What a ridiculous story. Even a naïve person can read between the lines and see that they, Bani Al-Nadeer, if wanted, could have killed all the Muslims leaders who waited long after Muhammad left in a hurry. After all, Muhammad and his Sahaba in the meeting were probably no more than five or six men, sitting in the heart of Bani Al-Nadeer tribe. Bani Al-Nadeer could have killed them all right then during that meeting. This did not take place, and we are supposed to believe that ridiculous story about the Jews trying to kill his holiness, Prophet Muhammad the First, with a big rock! Only a man with no reflective thinking ability can believe such a story. The fact of the matter is: Muhammad wanted to attack them, one way or another. He hoped they will say no to his money request. When this did not work out, he invented the “rock from the top of the wall” story. And, amazingly enough, Muslim apologetics buy into such a story. Religious fervor blocks their brain cells, and no analytical thinking is done. They just believe a ridiculous story and move on.
Bani Qurayza
The divine command comes to Muhammad while taking a bath:
Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 68:
Narrated 'Aisha: When Allah's Apostle returned on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he put down his arms and took a bath. Then Gabriel whose head was covered with dust, came to him saying, "You have put down your arms! By Allah, I have not put down my arms yet." Allah's Apostle said, "Where (to go now)?" Gabriel said, "This way," pointing towards the tribe of Bani Quraiza. So Allah's Apostle went out towards them.
With around 3,000 Muslim worriers, and the Meccans out of sight (following the “Trench” events), no wonder Allah tells him to go unprovoked and take over the fortunes of Bani Qurayza. Who is there to stop him? Muhammad laid siege to Bani Qurayza for twenty five days, after which they surrendered unconditionally. They did not offer any resistance. Before they surrendered, they asked Abu Lubabah, who was doing the negotiations between them and Muhammad, since he was on friendly terms with them from previous dealings, if they should submit to Muhammad’s judgement. Abu Lubabah said yes, and gestured with his hand to his throat, telling them that Muhammad is adamant on finishing them up. Such a gesture could only mean one thing: beheading. Afterwards, Abu Lubabah felt bad that he had betrayed Muhammad, but again, he had some passion to his old Jewish friends. In history, the gesture is not disputed. What is in disputed is why Abu Lubabah felt that he betrayed Muhammad. I think the answer is simple: Abu Lubabah knew what the murderer prophet was up to.
In any case, Bani Qurayza probably felt they had no option but to surrender. Muhammad’s criminals were three thousand strong. The mighty Meccans could not take care of him and his cronies, would one tribe in Medina be able to do it on its own? Surely not! So, instead of dying fighting Muhammad, they chose to surrender in the hopes the Muhammad will take their belongings, but allow them to leave town, as he did with the previous tribes. However, this was not to be. Muhammad had become blood thirsty more and more as time passed by.
After the surrender of Bani Quaryza, Muhammad is pretty much forced to have someone other than himself to declare the judgment against Bani Qurayza. From the different books and hadiths I’ve seen, it seemed that Muhammad was adamant on killing them. He was forced, the Arab way, by Muslim leaders who had good Past with Bani Qurayza, to put someone else to declare a judgement against them. Muhammad finally agrees to name one person, Sa’d Bin Mu’ad. Muhammad does not allow the people who wanted someone else to name who the judge will be. He (Muhammad) names Sa’d and ends the discussion. One has to know, who Sa’d is, to understand why Muhammad named him. Sa’d was a born killer with very strong loyalty to Muhammad. He was mortally wounded in the battle of the trench. He was no friend to Bani Qurayza, or anyone who rejected the prophet. He would kill you or me in an instant if Muhammad just says the word. Such was Sa’d Bin Mu’ad. My suspicion is that he also knew what Muhammad desired to do with Bani Qurayza or Muhammad had instructed him on the verdict. He was very close to Muhammad. In fact history tells us that the prophet put up a tent in the mosque for Sa’d so he could personally take care of him and his (Sa’d’s) wound. As one would expect, Sa’d’s judgment was what Muhammad wanted. Here is a Hadith showing how Allah and Muhammad are working together like two sides of the same coin. Apparently, Allah loves bloody scenes of around seven hundred people being beheaded:
Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 280:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
When the tribe of Bani Quraiza was ready to accept Sad's judgment, Allah's Apostle sent for Sad who was near to him. Sad came, riding a donkey and when he came near, Allah's Apostle said (to the Ansar), "Stand up for your leader." Then Sad came and sat beside Allah's Apostle who said to him. "These people are ready to accept your judgment." Sad said, "I give the judgment that their warriors should be killed and their children and women should be taken as prisoners." The Prophet then remarked, "O Sad! You have judged amongst them with (or similar to) the judgment of the King Allah."
Sure enough, Muhammad beheads all adult men. He took part in the beheading festivities. And, toward the evening, the Muslim Ummah men rape the poor women who had just lost all their husbands and adult male family members. Muhammad took an active role in the raping festivities. However, he had a good eye. He chose a young pretty one to rape; Rayhana. She was only fifteen years old.
What a great peaceful prophet for the Muslim Ummah to imitate!!
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written by Ali , April 24, 2010
written by Healer_999 , April 24, 2010
Other thing was Bani Nadir were with in their right to talk to Meccans after what Mohammad did to Jews of Qainuqa. In fact we need to remember what he tried to do initially.
Beheading was his original plan. Jews of Bani Nadir and Qurayza must be knowing this so they were with in their rights.
Other thing is so called constitution of Mecca was a bogus one, if it was't Muslims could have produced the original one in full (they published it in half). But they knew the truth so they are doing what they could just like removing some ahadiths from translated ones.
So to understand what happened to Jews of Medina it will be very good to start from the first incident, so called eve teasing, which was not mentioned by Ibn Ishaq but added (probably invented by) by Ibn Hisham to justify what happened.
Like the author said, to critical mind it becomes obvious that Mohammad claim of Jews plotting to kill him was just hollow.
But do not expect it from Muslims because Kafirs are equally closed. When you tell Kafirs to read a book giving authentic history, like the one by MA Khan, Kafirs are at high pain. May be due to aversion or qualms or shame. But it is no excuse. This kind of denial mode will only make the past a future once more.
written by hamzaalii , April 24, 2010
ne to become a muslim,second to live on the land and pay it's tax to muslims.but they wanted to follow there own ancient codes ,where all the men should be murdered and women & children are kept as captive,nothing less.The war broke out because jews break peace treaty and helped the enemies of muslims in an other war with both money and men power. think if we break a treaty then what will happen?if we would help your enemies then what will happen?if we join ourselves with taliban against you then what will happen? wouldn't you fight against us for ur future defense or not?
i know the answer is yes in everycase.then why when we fought or same reasons became unpeacful
written by duh_swami , April 24, 2010
written by Ibn kammun , April 24, 2010
Do you know how Muslims decided to behead Bani Qurayza men, how that was done. They looked at pubic hair. If started to grow, kids were killed. If not, they were kept alive. What a just way of doing things! What is more Evil and more Grusome is that let's say some Qurayza men did in fact betray Muhammad ( I do not believe that, but let us assume its truth), why behead everyone? Is this an action of a sane Muhammad let alone a Just prophet?
Mr. Hamza, Muhammad was an evil man. Plus, why does he want to force people to become Muslims or pay protection money (known in our age as Jizya?)?
Think about things in an objective way Mr. Hamza. Do not just try to clear Muhamma'd and Islam's name without some reflective thinking, thats if you are able to do such a thing.
Cheers
written by Kabir , April 25, 2010
Here is the sexiest bit - This Muslim author claims that after the revolt Amir ordered the mass killing. Amir did not conduct pogrom but only when the Hindus in Delhi threatened him he decided to kill them. He was not a violent man but a just soldier who was forced to kill because Hindus attacked his army. Muslims believes (they actually do) that what Hindus did during the onslaught of Islamic invaders was actually an offensive on Islam. Talk to any Muslim from India or Pakistan and that is what they think. So it is not only Hamza Ali.
All Muslims see the world as Muhammad saw it. They break into your house, you try to defend your house, they see this as threat and hostility and bingo ---- you deserve death for upsetting them and their religion. This is true Islam!
written by Healer_999 , April 25, 2010
Actually every one (including Pagans) was breaking the treaty and plotting against Muslims so Mohammad was only defending in all the 90 wars.
I actually named this phenomenon classical Islamic defense.
Mohammad was all the time defending, so he rides caravans, attacks the tribes in night, tells his enemies to convert to Islam and gives three days time, in case they do not, fight and kill them. Where did he fight most of the wars? On the enemies turf. Now this tells the defensive nature really.
written by Faarook , April 25, 2010
Sina wants to get the attention of the JEWSH and claims this fabricated issue.
See here what others Said about Mohamed (SAW) the Perfect Prophet, the Messenger of ALLAH and the last sealed prophet for Human Being.
READ this Below TEXTs even the writers were not Muslims but Just non-beleivers who have seen the Prophet through unbaised eyes not LIKE Sian:::: REad it Carefully The perfect man to Human.
Dr Samuel marinus Zwemer
American Missionary
Mohamed was an able reformer, eloquent and well spoken, courageous and daring, a great thinker we cannot attribute to him anything that contradicts these qualities This Quran that He brought and his history bear witness to the truth of these claims:
Johhan Wolfgang Goeth
A German writer and poet
We Europeans with all our concepts and ideas have not yet attained that which Mohamed attained and no one will ever surpass him. I searched in history for the loftiest example for man to follow and I found it in the prophet Mohamed, thus the truth must prevail and become supreme because Mohamed succeeded in subjugating the whole world by means of the message of Divine oneness.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright
If a man like Mohammed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness
Others Western Sayers:
=The world is in the utmost need of a man with the mentality of Mohamed
=Medieval ecclesiastics either through ignorance of bigotry painter Mohamedism in the darkness color. They were in fact: trained to hate both the man Mohamed and his to them was anti-Christ. But I have studied his life and found him to be extraordinary. I have reached the conclusion that he was never an enemy to Christianity. He must be called the saviour of humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness.
written by kuffar , April 25, 2010
In retrospect werent the Meccans absolutely right to resist Muhammed ? Probably they were well aware of this treacherous streak in Muhammed so they never listened to him.However the people of Medina had no idea of Muhammed - it was their kindness that they allowed muhammed and his followers to stay.Probably they thought that ISLAM is just like any other RELIGION ...probably they had no idea why meccans didnt want muhammed amongst them.Alas Muhammed butchered them for their naiveity.A BIG LESSON for all who think ISLAM is like any other religion.
written by duh_swami , April 25, 2010
What these kufr didn't know about Mohammad would fill many books...Since none of them knew Mohammad personally, where are they getting all these lies?
According to the available history, Mohammad was not a nice man, and anyone who thinks he was is a deluded fool...
written by Healer_999 , April 25, 2010
Now we have seen this kind 'who said what on Mohammad' previously here, many times I guess. Does it prove any thing?
written by Reed Wilson , April 25, 2010
written by kuffar , April 25, 2010
written by Machmoed , April 26, 2010
written by duh_swami , April 26, 2010
But Allah 'is' capable of stopping suffering, he just refuses...Allah likes suffering...he likes it a lot...He created suffering just for his creations...all of them...Why would anyone worship their torturer? That's insanity...
written by Reed Wilson , April 26, 2010
Yes I do need love. I am greedy of love. I am not lonely. My Hoor is with me for 47 years.
My society says I am rather jovial optimistic person. Yes Mohammad is dead. I have no problem in believing that. He was messenger. The message received through him is present.
Thank you for sympathetic post. How can I be said when I have friends like you in this world?
written by Reed Wilson , April 26, 2010
written by Reed Wilson , April 26, 2010
He created all suffering. There is idea behind creating sufferings. He will not stop. There is logic for it.
Your curiosities are befittingly answered in Quran. You must read. It is addressed to you. It is for you.
written by duh_swami , April 26, 2010
Yeah...well he can keep all his logic, I don't want any of his imposed suffering...You can have my share...
written by Reed Wilson , April 27, 2010
written by duh_swami , April 27, 2010
Don't save me a place in the line...I'm not going to show up...
written by Machmoed , April 28, 2010
Anyhow: Things are just things and it is us who want more of things...like Gpod/Allah, like the assumed messengers...it is us who always think there is a hidden messege and we twist and curve to keep the story a bit intact. Why? Is it fear?
written by Reed Wilson , April 29, 2010
'Don't save me a place in the line...I'm not going to show up' Well I am not disappointed. Remember Noah cried for his son!!
written by rm.akhtar , May 10, 2010
written by Machmoed , May 10, 2010
written by IK , May 10, 2010
written by Machmoed , May 11, 2010
PRINCETON, NJ -- About one-third of the American adult population believes the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally word for word. This percentage is slightly lower than several decades ago. The majority of those Americans who don't believe that the Bible is literally true believe that it is the inspired word of God but that not everything it in should be taken literally. About one in five Americans believe the Bible is an ancient book of "fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man."
written by Machmoed , May 18, 2010
