The Holy Quran 33:26 — Surah Al-Ahzab

Arabic text

وَأَنزَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَـٰهَرُوهُم مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِن صَيَاصِيهِمْ وَقَذَفَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَأْسِرُونَ فَرِيقًا

Translation

He (Allaah) made those people of the Book (the Jewish Banu Qurayzah tribe) who assisted them (the combined armies) descend from their fortresses (when the Muslims laid siege to them after the battle) and He cast fear into their hearts (causing them to surrender without a fight). (When the fate of the Banu Qurayzah was decided according to the teachings of their scriptures, the Sahabah رضي الله تعالى عنهم executed all their able- bodied soldiers and took the rest as prisoners. Referring to this, Allaah says), You execute a party of them and take another party as prisoners.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

On Banu Qurayzah: these are the Jews of Banu Qurayzah. They had a strong fortress on the eastern side of Madinah and had previously made a peace treaty with the Muslims. At the time of the Battle of al-Ahzab (the Confederates), led astray by Huyayy ibn Akhtab, they cast all their treaties aside and rose to help the idolaters.

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