Invasion of Banu Nadir

Invasion of Banu Nadir
Part of Muhammad's campaigns
DateMay 625 CE (4 AH)
Location
Medina, Hejaz, Arabia
Result
  • Muslim victory
  • Banu Nadir expelled, the Muslims captured their goods as war booty[1]
Belligerents
Muslims of Medina Banu Nadir tribe
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Muhammad ibn Maslamah
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah
Huyayy ibn Akhtab
Strength
~800 Unknown

The invasion of Banu Nadir took place in May 625 CE (Rabi' al-awwal, AH) 4.[1][2] The account is related in Surah Al-Hashr (Chapter 59 - The Gathering) which describes the banishment of the Jewish tribe Banu Nadir, who were expelled from Medina when believed to be plotting to assassinate the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[3]

  1. ^ a b Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur (2005), The Sealed Nectar, Darussalam Publications, p. 189, ISBN 9798694145923 (online).
  2. ^ Tabari, Al (25 September 1990), The last years of the Prophet (translated by Isma'il Qurban Husayn), State University of New York Press, ISBN 9780887066917
  3. ^ Jamie Stokes (2005), Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, Volume 1, Infobase Publishing, p. 99, ISBN 978-0-8160-7158-6, According to Islamic tradition, the Bani Nadir were expelled from Medina in 625 after reportedly being implicated in a plot to assassinate Muhammad.

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