Muhammad: Break with the Jews[155] Some canonical hadith report that this verse was revealed as once,
upon the arrival of a caravan on Friday, all but 12 Muslims left Muhammad
(in the mosque) and went to meet the caravan; Sahih Muslim, vol. 2, p. 409.
[156] Guillaume, Muhammad, p. 281; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1, pp. 4 f;
Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 11 f, 15; Wellhausen, Medina, p. 34.
[157] Cf. SEI, pp. 418 f.
[158] Sahih Bukhari, vol. 6, p. 110; Sahih Muslim, vol. 2, pp. 705 f.
[159] Sahih Muslim, vol. 2, pp. 707 f.
[160] Sahih Bukhari, vol. 5, p. 372; vol. 7, pp. 36, 311; vol. 9, p. 76; Sahih
Muslim, vol. 2, p. 708; vol. 3, p. 1071.
[161] Sahih Muslim, vol. 2, pp. 610, 706.
[162] SEI, p. 420.
[163] Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 18, 92.
[164] Guillaume, Muhammad, p. 285; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1, pp. 5 f;
Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 13, 15; Wellhausen, Medina, p. 34. See n. 166.
[165] Guillaume, Muhammad, p. 286; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1, p. 6;
Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 14, 16; Wellhausen, Medina, p. 34.
[166] Since the number of emigrants could hardly have been more than 90
men, it is obvious that either some of the Ansar must have participated in
this action, or that these traditions have been corrupted. Cf. n. 176, below.
[167] Guillaume, Muhammad, pp. 285 f; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1,
pp. 6 f; Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 13 f, 16; Wellhausen, Medina, p. 34.
[168] This letter was said to have been written by Ubayy b. Ka`b; Well-
hausen, Medina, p. 35; cf. Watt and Bell, Introduction, pp. 35 f.
[169] Guillaume, Muhammad, pp. 286 f; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1,
pp. 7 f; Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 18 f, 21 f; Wellhausen, Medina, pp. 34 f.