03-09-2005, 02:07 PM
Disparaging a prophet of God is an old tradition of the Yahuds. The Prophet (pbuh) was no exception to that rule. The Yahuds of Medinnah had sharp tongues and a sick sense of
humour, and did not miss an opportunity of ridiculing the Prophet (pbuh).
After the Hijrah, the Quraish of Makkah joined forces with these Yahuds to stop the progress of Islam. The hypocrites (Munafiqoon) were already there, ready to stab he Muslims from behind. Apart from intrigue and war, they also employed the
communications network for anti-Muslim propaganda (which is still carried out on every Muslim website). One of the propagandist poet, Abu Afak, who accused the Mulims of Medinnah of dishonouring themselves by sbmitting to an outsider; he taunted the children of Qayla (the Aws and the Khazraj):
“I have lived a long time, but I have never seen
Either a house or gathering of People
More loyal and faithful to
Its allies, when they call on it,
Than the children of Qayla.
The mountains will crumble before they submit
Yet here is a rider come among them who have divided them,
He says ‘this is permitted; this forbidden’
To all kinds of things.
But if you believe in power
And in might, why did you not follow a tuba (a South
Arabian king)?"
Kab was elected chief of Yahuds, replacing Malik b. al-Sayf, who also lamented the defeat of Quraish at Badr:
"Drive out that fool of yours that you maybe safe
From talk that has no sense!
Do you taunt me because I shed tears
For people who loved me sincerely?
As long as I live I shall weep and remember
The merits of people whose glory is the house of Makkah."
