There were three Jewish tribes living in and around Yathrib, the Banu Qainuqa%u2019, the Ban Nadir and the Banu Quraiza. Once Muhammad realized that they are not going to accept him as their new prophet, he turned against them. He banished the first two, after confiscating their properties and wealth and massacred the last one.
Genocide of Banu Quraiza: (From Understanding Muhammad)
The last Jewish tribe of Yathrib to fall victim to Muhammad%u2019s vindictiveness was the Banu Quraiza. Soon after the Battle of the Trench (Khandaq) was over, the Meccans, fed up with Muhammad%u2019s constant raids on their caravans, came to the gates of Medina to punish him. Advised by a Persian believer, they dug trenches around the city making it difficult for Muhammad%u2019s enemies (The Confederates) to enter, causing their retreat. Muhammad set his eyes on the Banu Quraiza. He claimed that the Archangel Gabriel had visited him %u201Casking that he should unsheathe his sword and head for the habitation of the seditious Banu Quraiza and fight them. Gabriel noted that he with a procession of angels would go ahead to shake their forts and cast fear in their hearts,"[1] writes Al-Mubarakpouri. Al-Mubarakpouri continues: %u201Cthe Messenger of All?immediately summoned the prayer caller and ordered him to announce fresh hostilities against Banu Quraiza,%u201D[2]
It is important, in studying Islam, to note that the call to prayer was also the call to war. Muslim%u2019s riots an
