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with them. This was indeed a generous and merciful course of action for it was in his
power to seize everything they owned and expel them with nothing except the clothes on
their back, but this was not his way. The Jews did not appreciate the generosity of the
Prophet and were determined not to leave anything of value behind and axed the assets
they were unable to take with them.
Huyay was ungrateful and did not like the terms of surrender, he knew that their camels
were incapable of carrying all their possessions, and then there was the matter of
weapons and armor. However, his tribesmen were not in a mood to listen to him and had
forced him to accept.
The confrontation was over and the An-Nadir tribesmen left their fortresses and returned
home to pack as much as they could onto the backs of six hundred camels. Once the
packing had been completed, their women-folk adorned themselves with all their jewelry,
then mounted their camels laden with rugs of the finest quality. It had always been
known that the tribe was extremely rich, however it was not until that moment that the
extent of their wealth was realized. With an air of insolence and in single file, the tribe of
An-Nadir left Medina defiantly flaunting their wealth as they rode out, accompanied by
music.
power to seize everything they owned and expel them with nothing except the clothes on
their back, but this was not his way. The Jews did not appreciate the generosity of the
Prophet and were determined not to leave anything of value behind and axed the assets
they were unable to take with them.
Huyay was ungrateful and did not like the terms of surrender, he knew that their camels
were incapable of carrying all their possessions, and then there was the matter of
weapons and armor. However, his tribesmen were not in a mood to listen to him and had
forced him to accept.
The confrontation was over and the An-Nadir tribesmen left their fortresses and returned
home to pack as much as they could onto the backs of six hundred camels. Once the
packing had been completed, their women-folk adorned themselves with all their jewelry,
then mounted their camels laden with rugs of the finest quality. It had always been
known that the tribe was extremely rich, however it was not until that moment that the
extent of their wealth was realized. With an air of insolence and in single file, the tribe of
An-Nadir left Medina defiantly flaunting their wealth as they rode out, accompanied by
music.