Ka'b ibn Asad

Ka'b ibn Asad
Born6th century
Yathrib, Hejaz, Arabia
(now Medina, Saudi Arabia)
Diedc.627 CE
Medina, Hejaz, Arabia
Cause of deathBeheaded in Invasion of Banu Qurayza
Known forBetraying Muhammad during Battle of the Trench

Ka'b ibn Asad (Arabic: كعب ابن اسعد) was the chief of the Qurayza, a Jewish tribe that lived in Medina until 627. A tribesman, Al-Zabir ibn Bata, claimed that his face "was like a Chinese mirror, in which the girls of the tribe could see themselves", presumably meaning that Kaab had a youthful and innocent appearance.

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