The Jews, who had migrated to Al Hijaz, from Syria following the Byzantine and Assyrian persecution campaigns were the 3rd category of people on the demographic scene in Madinah.
In their new residence, they assumed the Arab dress, language and way of life and there were also instances of intermarriage with the local Arabs, however they retained their ethnic prejudices and remained aloof from the surrounding environment.
They even used to take pride in their Jewish Israeli origin, and look down upon the Arabs, calling them illiterate, brutal, naïve and backward.
They desired the wealth of their neighbours to be made lawful to them so that they could consume it in whichever way they liked.
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