Al Azhar University sponsors a lecture on how terrible Jews are. (Not "Zionists, not "Israelis," but Jews.) ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Friday, June 06, 2025

Al Azhar University sponsors a lecture on how terrible Jews are. (Not "Zionists, not "Israelis," but Jews.)

From Egyptian newspaper Masrawy:

Al-Azhar University held its weekly meeting of the Prophet's Biography Forum yesterday, Wednesday, under the title: "Glimpses from the Prophet's Biography: The Battle of Banu Qurayza as a Model."

At the beginning of the forum, Dr. Hassan Al-Qasabi emphasized that the Battle of Banu Qurayzah is an important event in the history of Islam, which took place immediately after the Battle of the Confederates (the Trench). Whoever contemplates the events of the Battle of Banu Qurayzah will find that the characteristics that the Holy Quran wrote about the Jews, of treachery and method of dealing, have not changed to this day. Whoever contemplates the Holy Quran will discover that God informed His Prophet of the descriptions of the Jews of Medina while he was still in Mecca: “And We decreed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture, ‘You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a state of] great haughtiness.’” Just as this battle came to remove the danger that was threatening the security and stability of the Medina community from Banu Qurayzah, their inherent nature of treachery and betrayal constituted… A real danger, and these traits are not much different from what we see today, and they do not change in the Zionists, as they reflect the same traits in their dealings and positions.

Dr. Hassan Al-Qasabi urged the necessity of contemplating and studying the reasons behind the Battle of Banu Qurayzah, to draw lessons for confronting our enemies today, who are no different from Banu Qurayzah. The reasons for this battle came to confirm that the Muslims were never aggressors, as there was a covenant and pact between the Muslims and Banu Qurayzah that guaranteed peaceful coexistence and joint defense of Medina. However, Banu Qurayzah broke this covenant during the Battle of the Confederates (the Trench), and allied with Quraysh during their siege of the Muslims, which posed a serious threat to the Muslims from within, as they were planning to attack them from the rear while the Muslims were busy defending the Trench. Because of this blatant breach of the covenant and betrayal during a time of war, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) decided to besiege Banu Qurayzah immediately after the Battle of the Confederates ended. Medina did not enjoy stability until Banu Qurayzah left it.

Dr. Osama Mahdi explained that Jews continue to denigrate and slander Muslims in their books and hadiths, in a despicable attempt to distort their image. However, the truth is that this is a false claim aimed at diminishing the standing of Muslims, even as they themselves kill and slaughter innocent people and practice the most heinous forms of injustice known to humanity throughout its long history.

Incidentally, the Quranic narrative of the truce between the Jews and Mohammed that was broken by the Jews has no independent verification. Indeed, the entire battle has no other source than the Quran.

One modern scholar, Fred Donner, "concludes that this story of the massacre of the Banu Qurayzah may have been invented or embellished in order to explain a much later break between the Jewish and Muslim communities."

Other scholars bring evidence that Mohammed had good relationships with Jews throughout his lifetime and "the break between the Muslims and the Jews took place after his death, and would indicate that stories such as the massacre of the Banu Qurayzah were fabricated in order to 'back date' the break with the Jews to the prophet's own lifetime."