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News of Khaybar's defeat soon reached the Jewish owned oasis of Fadak and with it
rumors that the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) intended to engage them. Not
wishing to suffer the fate of their brethren, they sent word to the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) they wished to surrender upon the same terms and conditions offered at
Khaybar. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) accepted because he was at all
times a prophet of peace.
The Upright Character of Safiya
Safiya was the daughter of Huyay from the Jewish tribe of An-Nadir and a descendant of
Prophet Aaron. She was quite unlike her father and since early childhood had grown in
piety and become an upright young lady in search of the truth. During her childhood she
heard stories about the expected coming of a new prophet and learned the reason why
her ancestors had settled in Yathrib, as Medina was then called, was because the
prophecies foretold he would appear in that vicinity and each tribe hoped the honor
would belong to their own tribe.
Lady Safiya remembered well the days, when she, as a young girl, had heard from
rumors that the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) intended to engage them. Not
wishing to suffer the fate of their brethren, they sent word to the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) they wished to surrender upon the same terms and conditions offered at
Khaybar. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) accepted because he was at all
times a prophet of peace.
The Upright Character of Safiya
Safiya was the daughter of Huyay from the Jewish tribe of An-Nadir and a descendant of
Prophet Aaron. She was quite unlike her father and since early childhood had grown in
piety and become an upright young lady in search of the truth. During her childhood she
heard stories about the expected coming of a new prophet and learned the reason why
her ancestors had settled in Yathrib, as Medina was then called, was because the
prophecies foretold he would appear in that vicinity and each tribe hoped the honor
would belong to their own tribe.
Lady Safiya remembered well the days, when she, as a young girl, had heard from