Banu Alfageer

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The Banu Alfageer was one of the Jewish tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era.

They were included in point 31 of the Constitution of Medina as allies to the Muslims, being as "one nation", but retaining their Jewish religion. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Medina Charter - Wikisource, the free online library". En.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  2. "| بلاغ" (in Persian). Balagh.net. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2015-06-10.