Everything about Banu Khazraj totally explained
The
Banu al-Khazraj (
Arabic:
بنو الخزرج) was one of the
tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era.
History
Early history
Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad Al-hamdani mentioned that The Banu Khazraj along with Banu Aws settled the area of Yathrib around the 2nd century ad as part of the PreIslamic Exodus of Yemen due to the Great Dam damage.
However, all sources agree that the
Banu Khazraj and
Banu Aus became hostile to each other.
Jewish Chrnicles state that they went to war against each other in the
Battle of Bu'ath a few years before the
Islamic prophet Muhammad migrated to Medina.
There were three Jewish tribes present in Medina:
Banu Qaynuqa,
Banu Nadir and
Banu Qurayza.
During the battle, The Banu Nadir and the Banu Qurayza fought on the side of the
Banu Aus, while the Banu Qaynuqa were allied with the
Banu Khazraj. The latter were defeated after a long and desperate battle..
Hijrah — 622
Muhammad
came to Medina as a mediator, invited to resolve the feud between the factions of
Banu Aws and Banu Khazraj. He ultimately did so by absorbing both factions into his Muslim community, forbidding bloodshed among Muslims.
The
Banu Aus were included in point 30-31 of the
Constitution of Medina as allies to the Muslims, being as "one nation/community with the Believers".
Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy, their chief, is said to have ploted against Muhammad.
After this,
Banu Khazraj and others became known as the
Ansar.
on 624, when men of the
Banu Aus tribe murdered
Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, some
Khazraj tribesman including
Abdallah ibn Unays went to Muhammad and received his permission to kill
Sallam ibn Abu al-Huqayq.
AlMamlika AlNasria (the Nasrids) in Granada
In 1228 Ibn Alahmar gathered the remains of the muslim population cornered in Granada and established Almamlika Alnasria derived from the Ansar of Mecca whom he claimed direct lineage to. the Nasrids. With the
Reconquista in full swing after the conquest of Cordoba in 1236, the Nasrids aligned themselves with
Ferdinand III of Castile, officially becoming a tributary state in 1238. The state officially becoming the Kingdom of Granada in 1238. The Nasrids had to turn there backs against the muslims of Cordoba and Seville in order to survive the reconquest.
Initially the kingdom of Granada linked the commercial routes from Europe with those of the
Maghreb. The territory constantly shrank, however, and by 1492, Granada controlled only a small territory on the Mediterranean coast.
Arabic was the official language, and was the mother tongue of the majority of the population.
Granada was held as a vassal to Castille for many decades, and provided trade links with the muslim world, particularly the gold trade with the sub-saharan areas south of
Africa. The Nasrids also provided troops for Castille while the kingdom was also a source of mercenary fighters from North Africa. However,
Portugal discovered direct the African trade routes by sailing around the coast of West Africa. Thus Granada became less and less important for Castille and with the unification of Castille and Aragon in 1479, those kingdoms set their sights on conquering Granada and Navarre.
On
January 2 1492, the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII, known as
Boabdil to the Spanish, surrendered complete control of Granada, to
Ferdinand and
Isabella,
Los Reyes Católicos ("The Catholic Monarchs"), after the city was besieged.
See
Nasrid dynasty for a full list of the Nasrid rulers of Granada. The most prominent members of the dynasty were:
People
Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy — chief
Sa'd ibn Ubadah, the chief of the Khazraj
Hassan ibn Thabit —
Ubayy ibn Kab —
Al-Bara ibn Malik
Habab ibn Mundhir
Al-Bara ibn Malik[
`Abd Allah ibn Rawahah][
As‘ad bin Zurarah bin ‘Ads][
Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabi‘ bin ‘Amr][
Rafi‘ bin Malik bin Al-‘Ajlan][
Al-Bara’ bin Ma‘rur bin Sakhr][
‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Haram][
‘Ubadah bin As-Samit bin Qais][
Al-Mundhir bin ‘Amr bin Khunais][Further Information]
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