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In [[Historiography of early Islam|traditional Islamic history]], the '''Qamūṣ''' ({{langx|ar|القموص}}) was one of the fortresses of the poet [[al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq]] and his tribe, who were [[Jews]], the [[Banu Nadir]].<ref name="madainqamus" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prophetofdoom.net/article.aspx?g%3D406%26i%3D46001 |title=Prophet of Doom - A Week That Revealed Islam's Terrorist Nature |access-date=June 30, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819013635/http://www.prophetofdoom.net/article.aspx?g=406&i=46001 |archive-date=August 19, 2006 }}, [http://www.bharatvani.org/books/tcqp/chi4.htm]</ref>  The fortress was situated near [[Khaybar]] in what is now [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1311-al-rabi-ibn-abu-al-hukaik|title=AL-RABI IBN ABU AL-ḤUḲAIḲ - JewishEncyclopedia.com|website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com}}</ref> The fortress was attacked by Muslim forces and defeated circa 629/30 CE.<ref name="madainqamus">{{cite web |title=al-Qamus Fort |url=https://madainproject.com/al_qamus_fort_(khaybar) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516170047/https://madainproject.com/al_qamus_fort_(khaybar) |archive-date=16 May 2020 |website=Madain Project |access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> It was after this event that [[Muhammad]] married [[Safiyya bint Huyayy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7960-huyayy-ibn-akhtab|title=ḤUYAYY IBN AKHṬAB - JewishEncyclopedia.com|website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com}}</ref> The Jewish presence in the region has been attested to the late seventh century who pioneered the cultivation in the area.<ref name="madainqamus" />

It has traditionally been identified with the remains of the ''Husn al-Qamus'' (Qamus Fortress) in the old Khaybar oasis, though there is no direct archaeological evidence for this.<ref name="madainqamus" />

== See also ==
* [[Battle of Khaybar]]
* [[Invasion of Banu Qurayza]]
* [[Jewish tribes of Arabia]]
* [[List of castles in Saudi Arabia]]

==References==
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[[Category:Forts in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Banu Qurayza]]
[[Category:Jewish Saudi Arabian history]]
[[Category:Quranic places]]
[[Category:Castles in Saudi Arabia]]


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