The word · History
صَحِيفَةُ المَدِينَة
Sahifat al-Madinah
The written charter the Prophet drew up on reaching Madinah, binding its tribes into one body.
Also written · Constitution of Madinah · Charter of Medina · Sahifah al-Madinah · Mithaq al-Madinah · Medina Charter · Dustur al-Madinah · Sahifat ul Madina · Covenant of Medina · Madinah constitution
The meaning
What Sahifat al-Madinah means in Islam
It made the Muhajirun and Ansar and the Jewish tribes of the city into a single political community for defence, fixed responsibility for blood money clan by clan, and stated that the Jews had their religion and the Muslims theirs. Disputes were to be referred to the Prophet. Its text is preserved in the sirah literature rather than in the hadith collections, and historians treat it as among the earliest documents of the Muslim community.
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Words that sit beside it
- MadinahThe oasis city that took the Prophet in, where he governed, died and is buried.المَدِينَة
- AnsarThe Muslims of Madinah who took in the emigrants from Makkah and shared everything with them.الأَنْصَار
- MuhajirunThe Muslims who left Makkah for Madinah, leaving homes and property behind.المُهَاجِرُون
- DhimmahThe historic covenant under which non Muslims in a Muslim state kept their religion and protection.ذِمَّة
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