The second of the Jewish tribes in Medina were becoming
alarmed by Mohammed's growing power and aggression. They began to hatch a plot
against Mohammed. Unfortunately for them, Mohammed always had excellent
intelligence. He heard of this and laid siege to their fort.
These Jews were farmers who grew very fine date palms.
Mohammed burnt down many of these palm trees which incensed the Jews. They
called out, “You have prohibited wanton destruction and blamed those who do
that. Now you do what you forbid.”
The Jews were helpless however and cut a deal with
Mohammed. They were allowed to leave with whatever they could carry, except for
their armour and weapons. They even tore down their houses to take the wooden
beams. These were valuable in Arabia where no trees grow. Since there was no
fighting, Mohammed took 100% of the spoils. He spent this on his family and
buying weapons for Jihad.
To answer his critics, The Koran brought down some new revelations. It was Allah who had
wreaked vengeance which was the fault of the Jews.
From The Koran:
59:2 It was He who caused the People of the Book [the
Jews] to leave their homes and go into the first exile. They did not think they
would leave, and they thought that their fortresses could protect them from
Allah. But Allah’s wrath reached them from where they did not expect it and
cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their homes with their
own hands, as well as by the hands of the believers. Take warning from this
example, you who have the eyes to see it!
From Bukhari:
B4,52,153 Because the
property of the Jews that Allah had given to Mohammed had not been won by the
Muslims through the use of their horses and camels, it belonged exclusively to
Mohammed. He used it to give his family their yearly allowance and he spent the
rest on weapons and horses for Jihad.
And The Sira:
I654 The Jews were very
fortunate that Allah let them go with a few worldly processions. They got out
alive and Allah did not slay them, but they would burn in Hell since they
resisted Mohammed
Author’s Comments:
Since the Kaffirs were the enemies of Allah, anything
that Mohammed did to them was always justified. His doctrine of Jihad was
taking shape as total warfare against the Kaffirs. He would accept no
limitations on his ability to wage war against them. Allah would always provide
justification for whatever rules he broke. Mohammed had now been in Medina for
around three years.
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