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==Introduction==
==Introduction==


In Hijra year 5 (627 AD), on the orders of the Islamic Prophet [[Muhammad]], almost nine hundred Jews of a Medinan tribe named Banu Qurayza were massacred by Muslims. The killing began early in the day, ending in torchlight. Those who escaped death were taken captive and sold at [[Slavery|slave]] markets.
According to traditional sources, in Hijra year 5 (627 AD), on the orders of the Islamic Prophet [[Muhammad]], almost nine hundred Jews of a Medinan tribe named Banu Qurayza were massacred by the muhaajiruun and their Medinese Muslim allies. The killing began early in the day, ending in torchlight. Those who escaped death were taken captive and sold at [[Slavery|slave]] markets.


==Qur'anic Account==
==Qur'anic Account==
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==See Also==
==See Also==


* [[List of Killings Ordered or Supported by Muhammad]]
*[[List of Killings Ordered or Supported by Muhammad]]
{{Hub4|Banu Qurayza|Banu Qurayza}}
{{Hub4|Banu Qurayza|Banu Qurayza}}


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*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.andrewbostom.org/loj//content/view/38/27/|2=2012-06-10}} Muhammad, the Qurayza Massacre, and PBS] ''- Andrew G. Bostom, FrontPageMagazine''
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.andrewbostom.org/loj//content/view/38/27/|2=2012-06-10}} Muhammad, the Qurayza Massacre, and PBS] ''- Andrew G. Bostom, FrontPageMagazine''
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.americanthinker.com/2006/02/muhammad_and_massacre_of_the_q.html|2=2012-06-10}} Muhammad and Massacre of the Qurayza Jews] ''- James Arlandson, American Thinker''
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.americanthinker.com/2006/02/muhammad_and_massacre_of_the_q.html|2=2012-06-10}} Muhammad and Massacre of the Qurayza Jews] ''- James Arlandson, American Thinker''
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.kister.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/banu_qurayza.pdf|2=2012-06-10}} Massacre of the Banū Qurayẓa: A Re-Examination of a Tradition] ''- M. J. Kister, Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam 8 (1986): 61-96''  
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.kister.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/banu_qurayza.pdf|2=2012-06-10}} Massacre of the Banū Qurayẓa: A Re-Examination of a Tradition] ''- M. J. Kister, Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam 8 (1986): 61-96''


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==References==
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