The Prophet's Life In Madinah

The role that daa’i plays in today’s world is extremely important. Since, there will be no more messengers sent down from Allah (SW) to call onto Islam; a daa’i has to take the mission to restore Islam. The mission will be successful only by following the examples of the Prophet (SAW). Allah (SW) said, In the Messenger (Muhammad) of Allah, you have a beautiful (pattern of conduct) and example for one whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day, and who Praises Allah much (often and deeply). (Al-Quran, chapter 33, verse 21). This essay is aimed at contextualizing the important principles of propagation taken from the life of the Prophet (SAW) and its relevancy today. It shall provide an overview of the Prophet’s life in Madinah by touching on the
It is an invitation to people towards Islamic monotheism and full submission to the Creator based on the Qur'an and Sunnah (Matthews, 2004). One who invites to faith, to the prayer, or to Islamic life is known as Daa’i (Oxford Dictionary of Islam, cited in Oxford Islamic studies online, 2013). Allah (SW) says, Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is Ma’rouf (right) and forbidding what is Munkar (wrong). And it is they who are the successful. (Al-Quran, Chapter 3, Verse 104). Hence, man as the vicegerent of Allah on earth (Al-Quran, chapter 2, verse 30), da’wah is a responsibility of every Muslim and therefore every Muslim is a daa’i. Allah (SW) sent prophets, from Adam (AS) to the last prophet Muhammad (SAW) to give da’wah to mankind. They called mankind to worship Allah alone, and to live life according to God’s law. Allah said, And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, (saying), “Worship Allah and avoid Taghut. (Al-Quran, chapter 16, verse 36). Amongst them the Prophet (SAW) is the only prophet sent to the whole of mankind, hence his method of da’awah is
With his nomination by the community in Madinah to a position of leadership, he shows another facet of his personality: the capacity to create a truly pluralistic society with equity and dignity for all religious and ethnic groups.The first step the Prophet took, after his settlement at Madinah, was to built a mosque for the worship of Allah according to principles of Islam. Houses for the accommodation of the emigrants were soon erected. Madinah and its suburb were at this time inhabited by three distinct parties, the Emigrants, the Helpers, and the Jews. In order to weld them together into an orderly federation, the Prophet granted a charter to the people, clearly defining their rights and obligations. This charter represented the framework of the first commonwealth organized by the Prophet (SAW) (Ibn Kathir, no date). After dealing with the interior management of the State, the charter concluded as follows: "All future disputes arising among those who accept this charter shall be referred, under Allah (SW) to the Prophet (SAW)." Thus this charter put an end to the state of anarchy that prevailed among the Arabs. It constituted the Prophet Muhammad as chief magistrate of the