CHAPTER mI Tue Possessions oF nue pawu-ATunatean ‘The subjection of the bonweKurazah. The Prophet be- sieged Yan Kura fora few days mdb} Kab, and a few day in dh -fijja, ofthe ears the whole time being fifteen days These bane- Kurata were among thse who Tad asisted in the Bight against the Prophet in the battle of al-Khandak (the moat] also called bate of a-Abzab {the confederates). Finally they surendered and be ie stalled Sad ibm Maid al- Aust ae ther ler. The later decreed that every ale? be exeeated, that women and children be carried 3b captives and that all that they pos ested be divided among the Moslems” The Prophet ep proved of the decree saying: " What thou hast decreed is [n accordance with the deree of lish and his Prophet.” Gabriel oppeore to the Prophet “Abdal-Wabid sb GGhath from "Niskab—When Te Propet was done with the battle ofa: Aleb, he went into the wash room inorder to wash. There Gabriel appeared to hin and said," SMu- Tmnmad, thos ast laid down thy arms but we bave not yet. Hasten against the bana Kurazah” “Asha upon thie Sid tothe Prophet:"O Prophet of All I ve sen hima {Gabriel} through «Hole inthe door with the dase around hishead!"* neers . ‘wit shi» 99 So 8 Te Hh, 6 Tite POSSESSIONS OF THE BANU-KURAIZAH 42 The adults exeewed. ‘Abs-al-Wabidibn-Ghiyith from Kathir tbat S415 —Bame-Rraiah were presented tothe Prophet with the ret that those of them who had at- tained to puberty” were execated and those who had not atlned w puberty were spared Ha bn-Alhjd put to death with is son. Wahl ib {aka fron a Hasan=—Muyalih-Akab made a cove nant withthe Prophet agreing never to assist anyone guint him and mentioned Alla as sirety forthe covenant. Whes hand his som were brought before the Prophet onthe day of Kersiz, the Prophet remarked: "The one mentioned ns surety has done his part” By the order of the Prophet te heads of the man and his son were cat of? ‘The division of the booty. Bake iowal-Haitham from ‘Matmar who sid once asked aa-Zhi whether the bs ursizah had any ands, to which he replied rely, “The Prophet divided among the Moslems ‘to liferent shares” [AL Efcain ib al-Aswad from ih-‘Abbés:—The Prophet divided the posesions ofthe bana-Kuragah and Khabar among the Moslems” The conquest ecconding to a2-Zubri. Abw-Ubsid al- ‘Kis on Salam from ae Zahri-—The Prophet pressed the siege against ban Kosisah ntl they surtenered to Sad iim blidh who decreed that their men be exceed, their hildren be taken as captives and their possessions be vided. Acsoedingly a eertain number of men were pot to death on that day bd Ween a. a0