. ▁This ▁under est imation ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁allowed ▁Muhammad ▁to ▁conquer ▁each ▁for tr ess ▁one ▁by ▁one ▁with ▁relative ▁ease , ▁claim ing ▁food , ▁weapons , ▁and ▁land ▁as ▁he ▁went . ▁▁ ▁One ▁Muslim ▁reported : ▁ ▁" We ▁met ▁the ▁workers ▁of ▁Kh ay bar ▁coming ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁with ▁their ▁sp ades ▁and ▁b ask ets . ▁When ▁they ▁saw ▁the ▁apost le ▁and ▁the ▁army ▁they ▁cried , ▁' M u ham mad ▁with ▁his ▁force ,' ▁and ▁turned ▁tail ▁and ▁fled . ▁The ▁apost le ▁said , ▁' Al lah ▁Ak bar ! ▁Kh ay bar ▁is ▁destroyed . ▁When ▁we ▁arrive ▁in ▁a ▁people ' s ▁square ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁bad ▁morning ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁war ned .' " ▁ ▁The ▁Jews , ▁after ▁a ▁rather ▁blo ody ▁sk irm ish ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁for tr esses , ▁avoided ▁combat ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁country . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁consisted ▁of ▁shooting ▁ar rows ▁at ▁a ▁great ▁distance . ▁On ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁occasion ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁storm ▁the ▁for tr esses . ▁The ▁bes ie ged ▁Jews ▁managed ▁to ▁organ ize , ▁under ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁darkness , ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁tre asures ▁from ▁one ▁for tr ess ▁to ▁another ▁as ▁needed ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁resistance ▁more ▁effective . ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁Jews ▁nor ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁prepared ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁sie ge , ▁and ▁both ▁suffered ▁from ▁a