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Hejazi Jews
The Jewish community in Khaybar, which is north of Medina (formerly Yathrib), flourished in the 7th century. Migration to Khaybar The first migration of Jews to Khaybar dates back, by some accounts, to the time of David, King David, others date it back to the time of Babylonian captivity, Babylonian exile.Jawad Ali, Al-Mufassal fi Tarikh al-Arab qabala al-Islam, Dar Al-Saqqi publishing house, 2001, volume 12 page 102 The Jewish settlers of Khaybar were the descendants of Shephatiah the son of Mahalalel from the tribe of Judah and some settlers were descendants of the Cohanim Economic activity The Jews of Khaybar pioneered the cultivation of the oasis and made their living growing date palm trees, as well as through commerce and craftsmanship, accumulating considerable wealth. Some objects found by the Muslims when they entered Khaybar—a siege-engine, 20 bales of Yemenite cloth, and 500 cloaks—point out to an intense trade carried out by the Jews. In the past some scholars attemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaybar
KhaybarOther Arabic transliteration, standardized Arabic transliterations: / . Anglicized pronunciation: , . (, ) is an oasis in Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province, Saudi Arabia, situated some north of the city of Medina. Prior to the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, the area had been inhabited by Jewish tribes of Arabia, Arabian Jewish tribes until it fell to Muslims under Muhammad during the Battle of Khaybar in 628 CE. History Bronze Age Pre-Islamic Pre-Islamic Arabia, Before the advent of Islam in the 7th century Common Era, CE, indigenous Arabs and Jews made up the population of Khaybar, but when Jewish settlement in northern Arabia began is unknown.In a research conducted by David Samuel Margoliouth and published in the ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society'' in the last century, he points out the fact that the Jews of Khaybar and Yathrib (in Saudi Arabia), as early as the 6th century CE when Jews still lived there before they were evicted to plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
