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{{Main|List of Killings Ordered or Supported by Muhammad}} | {{Main|List of Killings Ordered or Supported by Muhammad}} | ||
The use of assassination to achieve political/religious goals has been important throughout the history of Arabia and Islamic expansion, and the very word "assassin" has Arabic roots | Violence under Prophet Muhammad was a frequent occurrence. This is of little surprise. The use of assassination to achieve political/religious goals has been important throughout the history of Arabia and Islamic expansion, and the very word "assassin" has Arabic roots. The list of killings ordered or supported by him number at least forty-three. He and his men murdered (and even tortured) hundreds of people, mostly Jews. His targets included men, women and children, both young and old. The reasons for their murders varied from "causing offence" and writing or reciting poetry, to purely monetary gains for Muhammad and his men. This page lists some of the results and reasons for the targeted killings and assassinations ordered or supported by Muhammad, as well as the primary Islamic sources which mention these incidents. | ||
====Genocide of the Jewish Banu Qurayza==== | ====Genocide of the Jewish Banu Qurayza==== | ||