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Ka'b ibn Asad

كعب بن أسد القرظي

Medina

The paramount leader of the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza in Medina; bound by treaty to the Prophet ﷺ, he resisted Huyayy ibn Akhtab's persuasion before finally consenting to tear up the pact during the Battle of the Trench; he was judged and executed following the tribe's surrender.

Depth

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Roles
Notable
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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In space

Medina

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Wars and campaigns

Place in the story

  • OpponenttowardMuhammad · 627 CE · 6 AH† – 627 CE · 6 AH†Historical

Jewish (documented)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Connections

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Born in
Medina
Member of
Banu Qurayza
Participated in
The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· The Siege and Judgment of Banu Qurayza· The day of Bu'ath

People and things also explored

Banu Qurayza· Medina· The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· The Siege and Judgment of Banu Qurayza· The early Muslim community· Muhammad· The day of Bu'ath· Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq (Abu Rafi')

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
  • Watt, Muhammad at Medina (1956)
  • Wafa al-Wafa bi-akhbar dar al-Mustafa — al-Samhudi (older print)
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islam.museum contributors. “Ka'b ibn Asad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kaab-ibn-asad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-15.

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People

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Banu Qurayza

Medina's last Jewish tribe — besieged after the Battle of the Trench for treating with the confederates, judged by the arbitration they themselves accepted, and their men put to death in the gravest single act of violence of the Prophet's era.