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Question b: Suggest reasons why his relations with the Jews tribe change? [4]A VERY SPECIAL QUESTION FOR THIS YEAR WITH A VERY SPECIAL ANSWER...........
Question: Outline the changes in the Prophets Relation with the JEWS tribe and the HYPORICTE in Medina in the year between 622 and 632 A.D?
Answer: Relation with the Jews
The drastic changes in relation in between Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), Jews and Hypocrite were because of the fact that the Prophet (S.A.W) had made every sincere effort to make friend with Jews he gave them the liberty and freedom to live freely. He also declared the Jews and the Muslims as a single Ummah by granting them religious liberty and equal status in chatter of Medina and by declaring them as people of the book. The Jews did not reciprocate and never accepted the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) and never accepted the Prophet hoodof Holy Prophet (S.A.W).
During earlier days after Hijra Jews tried to exploit Islam by promoting their own interest, but Muslims victory of Badr frestrataed them a lot. So they had religious, social economic and political reason to remain hostile towards Islam because they could not digest the idea that a non-Jew Prophet was of their religion and from amongst their tribe. The main hostility was shown by Banu Quraiza, Banu Qunaiqa and Banu Nazir. The monitoring position of Banu Qunaqa was detoriated when Muslims turned against them after the verses against ‘Reba’ were revealed and the alliance of Banu Qunaiqa and hypocrite (under Abdullah Bin Ubey) were also cooperative in making Muslims turned against Jews in 624 A.D.
The economic interest of Banu Nazir and Banu Quraiza as they hold on agricultural land increased after the arrival of Mahajreen in Medina, so the Jews would not take the arrival of Muslims from Mecca all the three tribes of Jews were expelled out of Medina as they broke the pledge in which they were required to act in accordance to the term of agreement they had made with Muhammad (S.A.W) because they lost no time conspiring with the Quraish against Muslims and ploting the killing of Holy Prophet (S.A.W) by Banu Nazir and treason of Banu Quraiza during the battle of Trenche which posed threat to the survival and to the growth of Islam so the Holy Muhammad (S.A.W) punished them by expulsing them out of Medina in 624 A.D and 625 A.D respectively.
Similarly, with the passage of time Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) realized that they did not respect his position as a Prophet and Jews use to find faults in Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) and his teaching of Islam. Usually they mocked the Muslims for adapting Jerusalem as their Kiblah and for sharing other religious rights of Jews such as ‘Ashura Fast’. They miss pronounce the Quranic verses with the intentions of changing their meaning. Relation between them and the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) continue to worsen.
Relation with the Hypocrite:
Similarly as for Hypocrites the Prophet (S.A.W) had different situation, which he had to face in Medina was immense then opposion he faced in Mecca. In Medina Prophet (S.A.W) had to face enemies in disguise. The disguise enemies are the hypocrite who had apparently accepted Islam but were enemies of the core of their hearts. For them Holy Quran says: “And you see those in whose hearts there is a disease (of hypocrisy), they hurry to their friendship, saying: "We fear lest some misfortune of a disaster may befall us........" (5:52). Abdullah bin Ubey the leader of hypocrites and the leader of Banu Khajraz, during the first five years of Hijra he was engaged in weakening the position of Prophet’s (S.A.W) by verbal arguments and by criticizing the Quran the worse thing which Abdullah Bin Ubey did was In the battle of Uhad where he abandent the Prophet (S.A.W) and took his 300 men back to Medina. All his life he left no stone unturned in damaging the Muslims through conspiring, mechanizing and plotting against Muslims. Some times with the Quraish some time with the Jews. He was the one who even made malignant effort of scandalizing the Prophets (S.A.W) wife Hazrat Aisha (R.A) until her innocence was declared by Allah in Quranic verses. The attitude of Prophet (S.A.W) although was changed but not was very strict the major reason for this liniancy was that if he had taken punitive action against them, his repute might have been damaged, for turning against his own people. So he acted in a wise way which was let them die their own death.The holy Quran says: “of the people there are some who say: we believe in Allah and in the last Day;' but they do not (really) believe………..” (Surah: Baqarah v: 8:9)
Answer: Although Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) attempted to have peaceful and friendly relation with the Jews but his relation with the Jews gradually changed when with the passage of time. Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) realized that they did not respect his position as a Prophet. They refused to acknowledge that Prophet (S.A.W) is like the one in their scriptures because they thought this that the future Prophet would have been among the Jews not from the Arabs especially not from the Quraish. So they mocked at him, scorned him, and felt no shame in disgracing in. They last no time in conspiring with the Quraish against the Muslims which posed threat to survival and growth of Islam. All the three tribes of Jews namely Banu Quraizah, Banu Qainuqa and Banu Nazir, they broke the pledge in which they were required to act in accordance to the term of the agreement they had made with Prophet (S.A.W). They openly made fun of him. They used to find faults in Prophet (S.A.W) and teachings of Islam. They mocked Muslims for adopting Jerusalem as there Qiblah.
An important turning point in the relationship with the Jews was when some Jews of Banu Qainuqa insulted a Muslim woman and a Muslim who was there got enraged and killed the Jew but was he also killed by a group of the fellow Jews. When the matter was brought to the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) immediately forced them to leave Madinah within 3 days.