"Beware of Allah Afflicting You as He Did Quraysh"

After the Battle of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went to the Banū Qaynuqāʿ, who were the closest of the Jewish tribes to the Muslims in terms of location, living in Madīnah itself — unlike Banū Qurayẓah and Banū al-Naḍīr, who were living on the outskirts of Madīnah. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) goes to the Banū Qaynuqāʿ and speaks to them. He said: "O Jews, beware of Allah afflicting you as He did Quraysh" — take heed at what happened, see how Allah humiliated Quraysh and how He gave His Prophet victory; do not let the same thing happen to you. So here he is delivering a warning to them, because of all their plotting and planning against him and all the discord they were causing among the Muslims: he went to give them counsel — "O Jews, beware of Allah afflicting you as He did Quraysh, and so accept Islam. You well know that I am a prophet sent with a mission; you find that to be so in your own book, and in Allah's pact with you."

What was their response? They said: "Muhammad, do you think we are your people? Do not delude yourself. Just because you did battle with those who lack knowledge of warfare, and so you could take advantage of them — if you fight against us, you will find us to be the real men." So the Yahūd are saying that the Muslims fought against people who had no experience with war, people who did not know the tactics of war, but if they fight against the Banū Qaynuqāʿ, they will know that they are real men. Allah (swt) said in response:

If they had vision, they would learn a lesson from that. But the Banū Qaynuqāʿ were so stubborn, they refused to accept the counsel of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).