Mukhayriq

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Mukhayriq (

Muhammad in the Battle of Uhud on March 19, 625 (3 Shawwal 3 AH in the Islamic calendar) at the valley located in front of Mount Uhud, in what is now northwestern Arabia
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Story

Mukhayriq was a wealthy, learned and well-respected rabbi. He was also a leader of the Banu Tha'labah, a notable Arabian Jewish tribe in Medina.[1]

According to

Norman A. Stillman, Ibn Ishaq says that Mukhayriq "recognized the Apostle of Allah — may Allah bless him and grant him peace — by his description and by what he found in his scholarship. However, he was accustomed to his own religion, and this held him back, until the Battle of Uhud (625) which fell upon the Sabbath."[3]

The Battle of Uhud was fought between a force from the

date palms should go to Muhammad.[4]

Mukhayriq was killed in the battle. As

Muqtedar Khan puts it, Mukhayriq became "the first Jewish martyr of Islam." When a severely wounded Muhammad was told about the heroic death of Mukhayriq, Muhammad said: "He was the best of Jews."[5][6][7]

The seven gardens and the other wealth Muhammad inherited from the rabbi were used for the establishment of a waqf, the first ever "charitable endowment of Islam."[5]

Aftermath

In 622 CE, Muhammad and the different tribes that lived in Medina, including Jews of Tha'labah, signed the Constitution of Medina. In accordance with this constitution, all tribes living in Medina entered one nation, called an Ummah, and were obligated to help each other, to fight their enemies and each to bear their own expenses.[5]

Two Jewish tribes that were allied with Mecca in the Battle of Uhud were expelled from Medina soon after the battle. Two years later, after another battle, the men from the Jewish tribe of Qurayzah were executed.[8]

References

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  4. ^ Maller, Allen (2023-01-21). "Why Some Jews Supported Prophet Muhammad While Others Didn't". The Muslim Vibe. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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    Muqtedar Khan (4 Dec 2009). "Mukhayriq 'the best of the Jews'"
    . Slash News.
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  8. ISBN 978-1-4000-3045-3
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