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<strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong> sa<br />
Muslims so cruelly. They were <strong>of</strong>fered what would have<br />
been a compassionate award. But, instead <strong>of</strong> accepting<br />
this, they insisted on an award by Sa‘d ra . Sa‘d ra decided<br />
to punish the Jews in accordance with the Law <strong>of</strong><br />
Moses as . Yet Christians to this day continue to defame<br />
the Prophet sa <strong>of</strong> Islam and say that he was cruel to the<br />
Jews. If the Prophet sa was cruel to the Jews, why was he<br />
not cruel to other people or on other occasions? There<br />
were many occasions on which the Prophet's sa enemies<br />
threw themselves at his mercy, and never did they ask<br />
in vain for his forgiveness. On this occasion the enemy<br />
insisted on a person other than the Prophet sa making<br />
the award. This nominee <strong>of</strong> the Jews, acting as umpire<br />
between them and the Muslims, asked the Prophet sa and<br />
the Jews in public whether they would accept his award.<br />
It was after the parties had agreed, that he proceeded to<br />
announce it. And what was his award? It was nothing<br />
but the application <strong>of</strong> the Law <strong>of</strong> Moses as to the <strong>of</strong>fence<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Jews. Why then should they not have accepted it?<br />
Did they not count themselves among the followers <strong>of</strong><br />
Moses as ? If any cruelty was perpetrated, it was by the<br />
Jews on the Jews. The Jews refused to accept the<br />
Prophet's sa award and invited instead the application <strong>of</strong><br />
their own religious law to their <strong>of</strong>fence. If any cruelty<br />
was perpetrated it was by Moses as , who laid down this<br />
penalty for a beleaguered enemy and laid this down in<br />
his book under the command <strong>of</strong> God. Christian writers<br />
should not pour out the vials <strong>of</strong> their wrath on the<br />
Prophet sa <strong>of</strong> Islam. They should condemn Moses as who<br />
prescribed this cruel penalty or the God <strong>of</strong> Moses as , Who<br />
commanded him to do so.<br />
The Battle <strong>of</strong> the Ditch over, the Prophet sa declared<br />
that from that day onwards pagans would not attack<br />
Muslims; instead, Muslims would now attack pagans.<br />
The tide was going to turn. Muslims were going to take<br />
the <strong>of</strong>fensive against tribes and parties which had so far<br />
been gratuitously attacking and harassing them. What<br />
the Prophet sa said was no empty threat. In the Battle <strong>of</strong><br />
the Ditch the Arab confederates had not suffered any
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