Kinana ibn al-Rabi
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| The [Neutral point of view>neutrality] of this article is [NPOV disputedisputed]. Please see the discussion on the [Jewish leader of seventh-century Arabia and an opponent of Muhammad; son of the poet al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq, who flourished at Medina in the seventh century, prior to the appearance of Mohammed at that town. He had two brothers — al-Rabi and Sallam; all three were declared enemies of the Prophet. Kinanah is said to have urged Muhammad to give up the custom during prayer of turning his face toward Mecca ("Qiblah") in favor of Jerusalem, as had been the custom in Islam at first. After the expulsion of the Banu al-Nadir, of which tribe he was a member, he and his family retired to Khaibar, where they possessed a castle called Qamus. The Jewish strongholds at Khaibar were soon after conquered by Muhammad, and Kinanah was made a prisoner of war. There were two reasons why Mohammed desired Kinanah's death: Kinanah was accused of having hidden the treasure of the Banu al-Nadir, and Mohammed coveted his wife Safiyyah bint Huyayy, the daughter of Huyayy, a rabbi and leader of the Banu al-Nadir who had been murdered on a previous occasion. Kinanah died under torture. He is erroneously confounded by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari with Kinanah ibn Rabi, the brother-in-law of Mohammed's wife Zaynab bint Khuzayma. See alsoResources[Gottheil, Richard et al. "Kinanah".] Jewish Encyclopedia. Funk and Wagnalls, 1901-1906.This article incorporates text from the public domain 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia.
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