The Story Of A Tribe

Chapter #59 Surah Al Hashar :Story of bani  An -Nadir a  Jewish tribe

             Bani An Nadir were the descendents of the Holy Prophet Harun (A.S). Their forefathers were scholars of Torah, which contained a full description of the Last Prophet  such as his physical features, his signs of Prophet-hood and his migration to Yathrib (Madinah).

This tribe was under the impression that the Last Prophet would be one of the descendents of Holy Prophet Harun (A.S) and they would have the pleasure of being in his company. For this reason, they migrated from Syria and settled in Yathrib. They were well off and living in fortresses in Yathrib( Madinah.

They were disappointed when he was raised among the descendents of Isma'il (A.S). They were jealous and, on account of their jealousy, they were inhibited from embracing the Faith.

After migration from Mecca to Madinah Holy Propet established Islamic state in Madinah .  He concluded a treaty between the Muslims and the Jews on definite conditions, in which it was pledged that neither party would encroach on the rights of the other, and both would unite in a joint defense against the external enemies.

Jews started to break the peace treaty  by constant conspiracies with pagan Arabs. They even tried to kill Holy Prophet a couple of times. Had it not been for the revelatory information the Holy Prophet  received from Allah, their plot would have worked. But Allah protected His Messenger  and the conspiracy was thus thwarted and their plan failed.

Muslims besieged their fortresses for few days and finally gave them a safe path to leave Madinah. The tribe of Bani An-Nadir  took all their wealth with them and even took windows and doors of their houses. Thus they spoiled their homes with their own hands. Nobody would have thought that these wealthy people living a comfortable high style of living  would one day  have to evict Madinah.

This story teaches us that breaking treaties and making conspiracies , lying and  showing arrogance are the traits that are not liked by Allah the Almighty.