Banu Khazraj

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The Banu Khazraj (Arabic:?) was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era. jewishencyclopedia.com [link] jewishencyclopedia.com [link]

Contents

1 History

1.1 Early history
1.2 Hijrah — 622

2 People
3 See also
4 References

History

Early history

A Shi'a sources say they where Jews http://www.balagh.net/english/ahl_bayt/the_message/27.htm, while a Jewish source say they and the Banu Aus where Arab tribes from Yemen who came to Medina in the fourth century CE. The Jewish source continues that the two tribes took the power of Medina from the Jews in the fifth century "By calling in outside assistance and treacherously massacring at a banquet" jewishencyclopedia.com [link].

However, all sources agree that the Banu Khazraj and Banu Aus became hostile to eachother.

A Shi'a source stats that They had been fighting for one hundred and twenty years and were the sworn enemies of each other.http://www.balagh.net/english/ahl_bayt/the_message/27.htm

The Jewish source stats that they went to war against eachother in the Battle of Bu'ath a few years before the Islamic prophet Muhammad migrated to Medina jewishencyclopedia.com [link].

There many Jewish tribes at present i Medina: Banu Nadir, Banu Qurayza, Banu Qaynuqa and many more.

During the battle, The Banu Nadir and the Banu Qurayza fought with the Banu Aus, while the Banu Qaynuqa were allied with the Banu Khazraj. The latter were defeated after a long and desperate battle. jewishencyclopedia.com [link].

Hijrah — 622

Muhammad came to Medina as a mediator, invited to resolve the feud between the factions of Banu Aws and Banu Khazraj. He ultimately did so by absorbing both factions into his Muslim community, forbidding bloodshed among Muslims. ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

The Banu Aus where included in point 30-31 of the Constitution of Medina as allies to the Muslims, being as "one nation/community with the Believers"http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina http://www.balagh.net/english/ahl_bayt/the_message/27.htm.

Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy, their chief jewishencyclopedia.com [link], is said to have ploted against Muhammad http://www.islamic-council.org/lib/men/ABD-ALLAH-IBN-RAWAAHAH.html.

After this, Banu Khazraj and others became known as the Ansar.

on 624, when men of the Banu Aus tribe murdered Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, some Khazraj tribesman including Abdullah ibn Unays went to Muhammad and received his permission to kill Sallam ibn Abu al-Huqayq ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}, see Sallam ibn Abu al-Huqayq

People

Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy — chief jewishencyclopedia.com [link]
Hassan ibn Thabit — ^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

References