Banu Khazraj
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The Banu Khazraj (Arabic: بنو خزرج) was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era. [1] [2]
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[edit] History
[edit] Early history
A Shi'a sources say they where Jews [3], 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 the principal Jews" [2].
However, all sources agree that the Banu Khazraj and Banu Aus became hostile to each other.
A Shi'a source states that they had been fighting for one hundred and twenty years and were the sworn enemies of each other.[3]
The Jewish source state that they went to war against each other in the Battle of Bu'ath a few years before the Islamic prophet Muhammad migrated to Medina [2].
There were three Jewish tribes present in Medina: Banu Qaynuqa, Banu Nadir and Banu Qurayza.
During the battle, The Banu Nadir and the Banu Qurayza fought on the side of the Banu Aus, while the Banu Qaynuqa were allied with the Banu Khazraj. The latter were defeated after a long and desperate battle. [2].
[edit] 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.[citation needed]
The Banu Aus were included in point 30-31 of the Constitution of Medina as allies to the Muslims, being as "one nation/community with the Believers"[4] [3].
Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy, their chief [5], is said to have ploted against Muhammad [6].
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 Abdallah ibn Unays went to Muhammad and received his permission to kill Sallam ibn Abu al-Huqayq [7]
[edit] People
- Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy — chief [5]
- Sa'd ibn Ubadah [8] , the chief of the Khazraj[9]
- Hassan ibn Thabit —[citation needed]
- Ubayy ibn Kab —[citation needed]
- Al-Bara ibn Malik[citation needed]
- Habab ibn Mundhir [9]
- Anas ibn Malik [10]
- Al-Bara ibn Malik [10]
- `Abd Allah ibn Rawahah [8]
- As‘ad bin Zurarah bin ‘Ads [8]
- Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabi‘ bin ‘Amr [8]
- Rafi‘ bin Malik bin Al-‘Ajlan [8]
- Al-Bara’ bin Ma‘rur bin Sakhr [8]
- ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Haram [8]
- ‘Ubadah bin As-Samit bin Qais [8]
- Al-Mundhir bin ‘Amr bin Khunais [8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ jewishencyclopedia.com [1]
- ^ a b c d jewishencyclopedia.com [2]
- ^ a b c http://www.balagh.net/english/ahl_bayt/the_message/27.htm
- ^ http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina
- ^ a b jewishencyclopedia.com [3]
- ^ http://www.islamic-council.org/lib/men/ABD-ALLAH-IBN-RAWAAHAH.html
- ^[citation needed], see Sallam ibn Abu al-Huqayq
- ^ a b c d e f g h i The Sealed Nectar The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge on sunnipath.com
- ^ a b Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet al-islam.org [4]
- ^ a b islamonline.net [5]
