Of the three main Jewish tribes of Madinah, the Banu Nadhir and
the Banu Quraiza went into self-exile and settled at Khaibar, a
town situated 320 km north of Madinah. This town possessed a
number of fortresses and fortifications all around, thus making
it difficult to gain entry. They took advantage of the distance
and became more active in the final attempt to harm the march of
Islaam. After the Battle of Ahzaab (Trenches) in 5 A.H. the
malice of the Jews increased in greater intensity. These tribal
skirmishes burdened the patience of the Muslim army. Rasulullah
set out with 1600 men from Madinah to Khaibar. Some muslim
ladies accompanied the Muslim army. It was the first time that
an Islaamic standard was introduced of three Islaamic flags. One
was prepared from the shawl of Hazrat Bibi Ayesha (R.A.) and it
was entrusted to Hazrat Ali (R.A.). Rasulullah ordered an attack
and one by one the fortresses fell into Muslim hands. When they
reached the famous fort called Q'MOOS, the Muslims spent twenty
days witho