Ka'b ibn Asad

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Kaʿb ibn Asad (Arabic: كعب بن أسعد) (Born ?-627 CE) was the leader of the Jewish tribe of the Banu Qurayza of Yathrib. After the Battle of the Trench, the Muslim forces under Muhammad turned on the Banu Qurayza, besieged them in their citadel, and upon surrender killed all their men numbering 600-900 with their hands tied to their necks. Their women and children were enslaved.

Kaʿb, according to ibn Ishaq, poked small holes in his robe before was taken before Muhammad so that his garments would not be taken as spoils. He was beheaded.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Non-Muslim interactants with Muslims during Muhammad's era
• Ka'b (name)
• Asad (name)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah. Oxford: Oxford University Press.