141 140 Political and Cultural History of Islam Bedouin tribes, to invade Medina, They looted some caravans, murdered a number of Muslims and plundered their houses and properties even near the surrounding villages of Medina.”
Jews Plot Against Muslim Meanwhile, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) came to know, through the intelligence, about the proposed plot of these enemies to attack Medina. He wanted to take the fullest advantage of the information he received lest procrastination should afford the chance to the enemy to march on Medina. Therefore, he launched into prompt and immediate action. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) this time considered it more proper to go to Khayber in order to stop the Jews from invading Medina. Thus he set out with sixteen hundred (1600) believers from Medina in the month of Muharram of 7th year A.H. He left Hazrat Siba’bin Urfutah Ghifari incharge of Medina in his absence. They Holy Prophet (PBUH) reached Khayber, the strongest and most fortified settlement of the Jews, in three days. A place between Khayber and Ghatfan, Raji, had its strategic importance on the basic line, cutting off all communications and inter-course between the two places. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) stopped there and left a guard to watch the route, and not to let the neighbouring tribes go to the help of the Jews. The Ghatfan shut their doors and kept quite.
