Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq

Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq was a chieftain of the Jewish tribes of the Khaybar oasis. When Al-Huqayq approached neighbouring tribes to raise an army to attack Muslims,^[1]^[2] they assassinated him, aided by an Arab who spoke a Jewish dialect.^[3] His nephew Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf was also assassinated at Muhammad's order.^[4]

He succeeded Huyayy ibn Akhtab who was killed in 627 CE alongside Banu Qurayza. He was succeeded by Usayr ibn Zarim.

Notes

^ Nomani (1979), vol. II, pg. 156
^ Urwa, Fath al-Bari, Vol. VII, pg. 363
^ Stillman, Norman (1979). The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 17. ISBN 0-8276-0198-0.
^ Muhammad ibn Ishaq, The Life of Muhammad, trans. Alfred Guillaume, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1955, pp. 364-369.

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[1] Nomani (1979), vol. II, pg. 156

[2] Urwa, Fath al-Bari, Vol. VII, pg. 363

[3] Stillman, Norman (1979). The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 17. ISBN 0-8276-0198-0.

[4] Muhammad ibn Ishaq, The Life of Muhammad, trans. Alfred Guillaume, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1955, pp. 364-369.

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