That is why when the Prophet (peace be upon him) served a notice on them to leave Al-Madinah within ten days, they boldly retorted, saying: We are not going to quit, you may do whatever you please. Although the Bani Qainuqa had been expelled before them, and their false pride of valor had proved to be of no avail, they lived in a locality inside Al-Madinah and did not have any separate fortified settlement therefore, the Bani an- Nadir thought that their inability to withstand the Muslims was not exceptionable, Contrary to this, in view of their own fortified settlement and strongholds, they could not imagine that some power could turn them out so easily. Likewise, the Bani an-Nadir also could not have imagined that some power would compel them to leave their homes within six days. Therefore, the Muslims could never expect that they would, even without fighting, be so unnerved by the siege as to leave their homes willingly. Then their numerical strength also equaled that of the Muslims, and inside Al- Madinah itself many of the hypocrites were their supporters. Their settlement was well fortified, which had fortified houses as are generally built in feud-ridden tribal areas. They lived in compact populations outside Al- Madinah without any lien element. To understand this one should keep in mind the fact that the Bani an-Nadir had been well established here for centuries. In our opinion this translation very nearly gives the meaning of these words.Ĥ. Shah Abdul Qadir has translated it at the first mustering. Shah Waliullah has translated it at the first gathering of the army. In other words, these words have been used here in the meaning of at the very first assault. According to the second group it implies the gathering of the Muslim army together to fight the Bani an- Nadir and li-awwal-il-hashr means that as soon as the Muslims had gathered together to fight them, and no blood yet had been shed, they, by the manifestation of Allah’s power, offered to be banished from Al-Madinah of their own accord. According to one group it implies the banishment of the Bani an-Nadir from Al-Madinah, and this has been described as their first hashr in the sense that their second hashr took place in the time of Umar, when the Jews and the Christians were expelled from the Arabian peninsula, and the final hashr will take place on the Day of Resurrection. As for the question, what is implied by the first hashr here, the commentators have disagreed on it. Thus, the words li-awwal-ilhashr mean: with the first hashr or on the occasion of the first hashr. The word hashr in the text means to gather the scattered individuals togather or to take out scattered individuals after mustering them together. The other reason why Allah has described their exile as His own action has been stated in the following verses.ģ. In other words, they were not expelled by the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Muslims but by Allah Himself. That is why Allah is describing their exile as His own action, for it was precisely in accordance with divine law. This notice was in accordance with this injunction of the Quran: If you ever fear treachery from any people, throw their treaty openly before them. Thereupon, the Prophet (peace be upon him) told them either to leave Al-Madinah or to be ready for a war. The plot became exposed, and when they were accused of breaking the agreement they could not deny it. That is, they plotted to kill the leader of the other party to the treaty, i.e. But the reason why they were attacked was that after making different kinds of minor violations of it, they at last committed such an offense which amounted to the breach of trust. They had not broken this agreement as such that it should have become void. The Prophet (peace be upon him) had concluded a formal written treaty with the Bani an-Nadir. Here, the reader should understand one thing at the outset so as to avoid any confusion about the banishment of the Bani an-Nadir. So learn a lesson from this, O you who have perceptive eyes! Ģ. Then Allah came upon them from whence they did not even imagine, casting such terror into their hearts that they destroyed their homes by their own hands and their destruction was also caused by the hands of the believers. You did not believe that they would leave while they too thought that their fortresses would defend them against Allah. (59:2) He it is Who in the first assault drove forth the People of the Book that disbelieved from their homes at the first gathering of forces.
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