View source for Christian followers antagonistic to Jewish followers of the Prophet

Up to 624 CE, there is little allusion to Christianity in the Qu'ran. Early reference to ''nasaara'',<ref>In addition the Qu'ran speaks about they ''hanifim'', the persecuted "two-faced" secret Christians.</ref> Christians had been to the ''sabioona'', Judaic Sabians, who were also called ''nazoreans''.<ref>ASUTA The Journal for the Study and Research into the Mandaean Culture, Religion, and Language. Volume 5. Ajae states that the real Sabeans were around before the common era. Though originally Jews, some eventually came to follow teachings of Chrisitanity yet many Sabeans adhered to Jewish laws. Sabeans were numerous in Palestine and Mesopotamia.</ref>  They were descendants of Temple Sympathizers who were rejected by Sadducees and Rabbinites, and had begun to accept Christianity.  As far as the Prophet was concerned they were all part of the Judaic Nation, descendants of Abraham, and People of the Book.  But the Heraclius' persecutions of Jews and heretics had brought many Syrian Christians to Medinah, ''ansar''.  Though differing in doctrine, all these Christians had one thing in common, their hatred for the Jews.

The Prophet had been influenced in his early years by a Sabian prophet Bahira<ref>Joseph Schwartz, "Descriptive Geography and Brief Historical Sketch of Palestine".  Bahira was traditionally called a Nestorian Monk, although the Jewish source quoted by R' Schwatz calls him an astrologer.</ref> who had recognized in him the "mark of prophethood".  Although the Prophet's first experience of Christianity was the Sabian variety, few in number, and some of which were astrologers.  After 622 CE, the numbers of more traditional Christian followers who declared their submission began to swell.  The Prophet had bitterness towards the Sadduceen ''Cohanim'', because they had not aided him in his campaigns according to his expectation.  He wished to purge Arabia of these false prophets and priests.  The Christians converts wanted to enlarge on this.  They wanted to make the war between Muslim and non-believer, to one of Muslim against Jew.<ref>Ibid.</ref>  After seeing the results of this resentment – the slaughter of the Quraizah – Shallum, son of the Exilarch Hushiel, perceived the dreadful predicament, went to Prophet, and offered him his submission.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

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