#Ahmadiyya #FridaySermon10thJuly2020:
Today´s sermon was entirely dedicated to the events that followed the Battle of the Trench, namely the punishment of the Jewish tribe named Banu Quraiza. They were a tribe which had a treaty signed with the Muslims, but they breached it...
Today´s sermon was entirely dedicated to the events that followed the Battle of the Trench, namely the punishment of the Jewish tribe named Banu Quraiza. They were a tribe which had a treaty signed with the Muslims, but they breached it...
... and aided the other tribes which fought the Muslims, such as Banu Nadheer.
When Hadhrat Ali arrived to ask them about their treachery, they behaved in a hostile manner and uttered obscenities and insults about the Holy Prophet and his wives and daughters. Seeing this,...
When Hadhrat Ali arrived to ask them about their treachery, they behaved in a hostile manner and uttered obscenities and insults about the Holy Prophet and his wives and daughters. Seeing this,...
... Hadhrat Ali desired that the Holy Prophet shouldn´t end up hearing their hurtful insults and should instead leave the fight to the Companions. At this the Holy Prophet said, "Moses was their own Prophet and they said worse things to him than this."
During the siege, a....
During the siege, a....
... Jewess dropped a rock on the head of a Companion, martyring him. The siege ended around after 30 days as the tribe finally surrendered. They summoned a Jewish elder for advice who was honest enough to tell them that they had indeed committed treachery and were hence....
... deserving of a punishment at the hands of the Holy Prophet. This Jew´s honest conduct and regret at the behaviour of his fellow Jews was admired by a Companion. The turning point came when Banu Quraiza dug its own grave by believing some Jewish man of authority, who on his..
... spread the misinformation amongst them that the Holy Prophet will mercilessly murder all of them. Based on this false information, they feared their outcome and hence desired that Hadhrat Saad bin Muadh should be appointed as arbiter who should judge according to the....
... the Torah, the Jewish Law. Hadhrat Saad took a promise from Banu Quraiza that they´ll accept his judgment, as well as from another Jewish elder and also his beloved Prophet. In fact, Hadhrat Saad felt so uncomfortable being appointed as the arbiter in the presence of the...
... Holy Prophet that when asking the latter whether he´ll accept his judgment, he stared down on the surface and didn´t even make eye contact with him.
Hence, the Banu Quraiza tribe was punished based on the Jewish Law itself, and not by the Holy Prophet based on the Islamic...
Hence, the Banu Quraiza tribe was punished based on the Jewish Law itself, and not by the Holy Prophet based on the Islamic...
... Laws. The Holy Prophet would´ve given them a lighter punishment than the death penalty as prescribed in the Torah, and he was merciful in his treatment of tribe Banu Nadheer too, who were from what I remembered only expelled from Medina.
Due to the promise givenby him....
Due to the promise givenby him....
... beforehand, he was bound by it to refrain from interference in the judgment. Still though, he was present on the scene when the executions were carried to interfere as the Head of the State should any Jew make a plea of mercy to him, and he was able to save a few Jews.
The rest of the Jews where so adamant in their arrogance and pride that they preferred death over making an appeal of mercy to the Holy Prophet. He was also very gracious in the treatment of these people before they were executed, making arrangements for their stay and....
... providing fruits to them.
The exact number of people who were put to death isn´t too clear till date. Some say 17-18 people, some say 100, some say 300, 400, 800, 900 and some say they were 1000. The point stays however that the Holy Prophet was hindered from making.....
The exact number of people who were put to death isn´t too clear till date. Some say 17-18 people, some say 100, some say 300, 400, 800, 900 and some say they were 1000. The point stays however that the Holy Prophet was hindered from making.....
... a judgment for them by Banu Quraiza themselves. Therefore, those anti-Islam writers who criticise the Holy Prophet over this incident are wrong as the only people responsible for having brought upon themselves this judgment was the tribe itself. Even a non-Muslim writer....
... admitted to the innocence of the Holy Prophet in this incident.
Next up, Huzoor related details from the lives of four prominent Ahmadi elders who passed away recently, one woman from Ghana, one woman who was a grand-daughter of a Companion of the Promised Messiah, and....
Next up, Huzoor related details from the lives of four prominent Ahmadi elders who passed away recently, one woman from Ghana, one woman who was a grand-daughter of a Companion of the Promised Messiah, and....
... another man who was a grandson of a Companion of the Promised Messiah, and another man who was a son of a Companion of the Promised Messiah.....
إِنَّا للِلّٰهِ وَإِنَّـآ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونْ
May Allah admit all of them to an honoured and exalted rank in Paradise, and may...
إِنَّا للِلّٰهِ وَإِنَّـآ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونْ
May Allah admit all of them to an honoured and exalted rank in Paradise, and may...
... Allah grant strength and patience to all their beloved ones; Aameen.
