When the Banu Qurayza tribe surrendered,
The Qurayza should thus demand Confederate leaders
The Qurayza also possessed weaponry:
the Banu Qurayza, and Banu Nadir.
should they find the Banu Qurayza to be loyal,
The Qurayza, however, demanded hostages as a guarantee that the Confederacy
the Banu Qurayza served as tax collectors for the Persian Shah.
The Banu Nadir and the Banu Qurayza were allied with the Aus,
So far the Banu Qurayza had tried their best to remain neutral,
The Qurayza should thus demand Confederate leaders as hostages in return for cooperation.
The Confederacy, considering that the Qurayza might give the hostage to Muhammad, refused.
Immediately after hearing the rumours about the Qurayza, Muhammad had sent 100 men
When the Banu Qurayza tribe surrendered,
the Muslim army seized their stronghold and their possessions.
The Qurayza, however, demanded hostages as a guarantee that the Confederacy
would not desert them.
The Qurayza also possessed weaponry:
1,500 swords, 2,000 lances, 300 suits of armour, and 500 shields.
Muhammad became anxious about their conduct, and realised the grave potential danger the Qurayza posed.
After consulting, the Confederate leaders sent Ikrimah to the Qurayza, signalling a united invasion of Medina.
Next Nuaym went to Abu Sufyan, the Confederate leader,
warning him that the Qurayza had defected to Muhammad.
Following the retreat of the Confederate army, the Banu Qurayza neighbourhoods were besieged by the Muslims, in revenge.
Immediately after hearing the rumours about the Qurayza, Muhammad had sent men to the inner city for its protection.
The Banu Nadir and the Banu Qurayza were allied with the Aus,
while the Banu Qaynuqa sided with the Khazraj.
the Muslim army besieged the area of the Banu Qurayza tribe, leading to their surrender and enslavement or execution.
As a consequence,
the Muslim army besieged the area of the Banu Qurayza tribe, leading to their surrender and enslavement or execution.
After the coalition's retreat, the Muslims accused the Banu Qurayza of treachery and besieged them in their forts for 25 days.
The Confederates then attempted several simultaneous attacks,
in particular by trying to persuade the Banu Qurayza to attack the Muslims from the south.
Hoping to make several attacks at once, the confederates persuaded the Muslim-allied Medinan Jews,
Banu Qurayza, to attack the city from the south.
Ibn Ishaq describes the killing of the Banu Qurayza men as follows:
A number of individuals were spared when various Muslims intervened on their behalf.
This was in breach of the Constitution of Medina and after the Meccan withdrawal,
Muhammad immediately marched against the Qurayza and laid siege to their strongholds.
response to what was perceived as an act of treason by the Qurayza since they betrayed their joint defence pact with Muhammad by giving aid