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The Relations between Muslims and Jews during the Medinan Period: Focusing on the Reliability of Historical Sources

This research discusses the relations between Muslims and Jews during the Medinan period, focusing on the reliability of historical sources which are used to reconstruct the early history of the Muslim community. The subject of Muhammad’s relations with Jews in Medina has been the center of polemical debates regarding characteristics of Islam. Instead of verifying whether Muhammad and his followers were hostile to Jews or not, this research introduces various interpretations on the Constitution of Medina, the clashes between Muhammad and the three Jewish tribes, and traditions on the expulsion of Jews, proposing that the relations between Muslims and Jews in the Medinan period should be considered in the context of debates on the reliability of Muslim sources on the early period.