Judaism's view of Muhammad
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While Judaism has no special or particular view of Muhammad, and very few texts in Judaism directly refer to or take note of Muhammad, Judaism takes a strong stand against his self proclomation of receiving divine revelations from God and labels him instead as a False prophet. One of the most important Jewish principles of faith is the belief that Moses was superior to all preceding and succeeding prophets, and that the Torah transmitted to Moses at Sinai remains uncorrupted due to Judaism's strict scribal laws.
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[edit] Background
[edit] Judaism's worldview and Muhammad
[edit] Judaism's view of Prophets and Prophecy
[edit] Muhammad and the Qur'an
[edit] Muhammad's life
[edit] Muhammad and the Jews
[edit] Muhammad's Jewish Wives
Muhammad is said to have taken wives and concubines in his campaigns and battles which involved Jewish tribes, two of whom are known to be Safiyya bint Huyayy and Rayhana bint Amr ibn Khunafa. Both Safiyya and Rayhana are said to have outlived Muhammad and returned to their Jewish people after Muhammad's death.
Safiyya bint Huyayy was captured from the Banu Nadir tribe at age 17 and taken Muhammad as wife after her tribe, family and husband Kinana ibn al-Rabi were killed by Muhammad and his followers following the Battle of Khaybar. In the aftermath of the battle, the female captives were divided amongst Muhammad and his followers. Safiyya was taken by a Dihya ibn Khalifa, but Muhammad fancying her took her for himself and is said to have compensated Dihya with two of her cousins, or, according to other sources, seven head of cattle, and according to a differing source, seven female slaves. After Muhammad's death, she became involved in the power politics of the early Muslim community, and acquired substantial influence by the time of her death.
Rayhana bint Amr ibn Khunafa was from the Banu Nadir tribe who married a man from the Banu Qurayza. After the Banu Qurayza were killed in the Battle of the Trench all the women were shared between Mohammed and his followers. Muhammad took Rayhana for himself and is said to have offered to make her a wife instead of a concubine. Rayhana is said to have been the Jewish woman described in Bukhari's Hadith 4.394 as having poisoned Muhammad possibly resulting in his death three or four years later. Very little is known about Rayhana.
