The Siege and Judgment of Banu Qurayza
غزوة بني قريظة
c. March 627 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 5 AH
In Dhu al-Qa'da 5 AH (March 627 CE), immediately after the confederates withdrew, the Prophet marched on Banu Qurayza for breaking their treaty during the siege of Medina; after twenty-five nights of siege they surrendered unconditionally and accepted the arbitration of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, who decreed the execution of the combatants and captivity of women and children.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Opinions on the question
The question: How is Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's judgment on Banu Qurayza understood, and how far is their collusion established?
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
More opinions (1)
Academic viewSecondary opinion
Connections
- Had participant
- Ka'b ibn AsadMuhammadSa'd ibn Mu'adhAli ibn Abi TalibHuyayy ibn AkhtabBanu Qurayza
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Caused by
- The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 33:26
People and things also explored
The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)MedinaThe Battle of BadrThe early Muslim communityThe burial of the ProphetThe Constitution of MedinaThe death of the ProphetThe Hijra
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
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islam.museum contributors. “The Siege and Judgment of Banu Qurayza”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/siege-of-banu-qurayza/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.