The majority of the citizens of Madinah Munawwarah consisted of the people of the Aws and Khazraj tribes who were idol worshippers. Living among them were Jews as well, who were regarded as the Ahl-e-Kitaab (people of the divine scripture - the Towraah) and they were regarded as people of knowledge.

Since the Jews were in the minority in Madinah, whenever they had a conflict with the Aws or Khazraj tribes, the Jews would say to them, “Very soon the final Nabi is going to be commissioned to this world. We will follow him, and after joining our forces with him, we will destroy you like the people of Aad and Iram were destroyed.”