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tax and receive the protection of the Muslims.
The Oasis of Fadak
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 Poisoned Lamb
The Word of Allah had been fulfilled, and the band of believers took a well-earned rest
before their victorious march back to Medina.
A Jew by the name of Shalom, Mishkam's son, who had aided Abu Sufyan in Medina,
had been killed during the hostilities and his wife Zaynab, daughter of Al-Harith sought to
take revenge.
The Oasis of Fadak
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 Poisoned Lamb
The Word of Allah had been fulfilled, and the band of believers took a well-earned rest
before their victorious march back to Medina.
A Jew by the name of Shalom, Mishkam's son, who had aided Abu Sufyan in Medina,
had been killed during the hostilities and his wife Zaynab, daughter of Al-Harith sought to
take revenge.