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arrows hurtled through the air and fell but a short distance in front of them. The Koraysh
realized it was going to be difficult for them to even get as far as the trench and that their
prospect of breaching it was considerably more difficult, so they retreated to assess the
situation.
The chieftains were in agreement that the best approach would be to apply tactics that
would weaken a section in the line of defense, then, cross the trench and attack from
within. With this intent, Khalid and Ikrimah, two of the Koraysh commanders, examined
the trench from a safe distance to determine its weakest part. During their surveillance
they noticed a section of the trench was not as wide or as deep as the rest, however, it
was heavily guarded and the guards needed to be eliminated if they were to penetrate
the trench at that point.
Huyay and the Tribesmen of Krayzah
Huyay, from the expelled tribe of An-Nadir, knew that one of the fortresses blocking the
approach to Medina belonged to a fellow Jew from the tribe of Krayzah by the name of
Ka'b son of Asad son of Al-Qurazi. Huyay hoped that he might prevail upon him to break
the pact he had made with the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) so that the Koraysh
realized it was going to be difficult for them to even get as far as the trench and that their
prospect of breaching it was considerably more difficult, so they retreated to assess the
situation.
The chieftains were in agreement that the best approach would be to apply tactics that
would weaken a section in the line of defense, then, cross the trench and attack from
within. With this intent, Khalid and Ikrimah, two of the Koraysh commanders, examined
the trench from a safe distance to determine its weakest part. During their surveillance
they noticed a section of the trench was not as wide or as deep as the rest, however, it
was heavily guarded and the guards needed to be eliminated if they were to penetrate
the trench at that point.
Huyay and the Tribesmen of Krayzah
Huyay, from the expelled tribe of An-Nadir, knew that one of the fortresses blocking the
approach to Medina belonged to a fellow Jew from the tribe of Krayzah by the name of
Ka'b son of Asad son of Al-Qurazi. Huyay hoped that he might prevail upon him to break
the pact he had made with the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) so that the Koraysh