The Holy Prophet's Strategy towards the Conspiracies of the Jewish in Medina

The Jewish were among the groups who seriously opposed the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) after his emigration to Medina. The Jewish were a dangerous threat to the newly-established religion of Islam, but the Holy Prophet managed to face this threat, hatch the plots which the Jewish devised and save Islam and Islamic territory by explaining Islamic discourse, adopting systematic strategies and policies and exercising a wise leadership. The Holy Prophet's strategies to confront Jewish is as an important subject, and so the present paper, using a historical analysis method and referring to the holy Quran as the main source, and to first hand sources and some recent studies and research, seeks to expound this issue. The research findings indicate that the Holy Prophet managed to counter Jewish deceptions, spoil their plots and protect Islam and Muslims from their conspiracies by his overall and wise management. To this end, he used different kinds of methods such as entering into treaty with Jewish, inviting and guiding them to Islam, showing patience and tolerance and finally taking a rigid attitude against them. The study of the Holy Prophet's interaction with the Jewish and understanding the principles, frameworks and logic of this interaction help contemporary Muslims to have a clear idea about the principles and frameworks which they adopt in their interactions with non-Muslims, harmonize their acts with their beliefs and follow the lifestyle of Holy Prophet, who is a goodly example.