Banu Qurayza

‎A city divided. A community betrayed. A history silenced.

‎Banu Qurayza: Jews Who Surrendered to Muslims — a searing work of historical fiction that resurrects the human story behind one of the most controversial episodes of early Islamic history. Set in 7th-century Madina, this novel follows the last Jewish tribe of the city as fragile alliances collapse after the Battle of the Trench. Told from inside the fortress walls, it is an intimate portrait of fathers, mothers, elders and children facing impossible choices—and the moral cost when faith is weaponized by power.

‎The year is 627 CE. After the expulsions of Banu Qaynuqa and Banu Nadir, the Banu Qurayza remain—centuries of life and trade threatened by suspicion, politics and war. Accused of betrayal in the aftermath of the Siege of the Trench, they are besieged, abandoned by allies, and confronted with two grim options: resist and face annihilation, or surrender and pray for mercy. They surrender. Mercy never arrives.

‎Banu Qurayza: Jews Who Surrendered to Muslims brings their voices out of the margins of chronicles and into living rooms, kitchens and council chambers. Through intimate scenes—fathers whispering courage to sons, mothers cradling frightened children, elders bargaining for honor—this novel transforms cold history into human experience. Not statistics. Not footnotes. People.

‎More than a retelling, this book is a meditation on power, justice and the weaponization of faith. It asks urgent questions that resonate today: How does power redefine justice? At what point does survival become complicity? What are the long shadows that episodes like this cast over Jewish-Muslim relations?

‎Readers of controversial religious history, historical fiction, and moral dramas — anyone drawn to bold, emotionally driven stories that uncover silenced histories and challenge accepted narratives. Bold, unflinching and meticulously researched, Banu Qurayza will stay with you long after the last page. Read it now — and join the conversation about history, power and memory.

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