Constitution of Medina

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Islamic legal source historical document legal document political charter social contract

The Constitution of Medina was a foundational 7th-century charter that organized the first Muslim community in Medina into a unified political and social entity, outlining rights, duties, and interfaith relations among its diverse tribes.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Medina canonical	14
Charter of Medina	1
Medina Charter	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic legal source ⓘ historical document ⓘ legal document ⓘ political charter ⓘ social contract ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of Medina ⓘ surface form: Charter of Medina Sahifat al-Madina ⓘ
author	Muhammad ⓘ
century	7th century ⓘ
containsApproximateArticles	47 ⓘ
date	622 ⓘ
defines	ummah as a single community of believers ⓘ
draftedBy	Muhammad ⓘ
establishes	Muhammad as final arbiter in disputes ⓘ collective responsibility for maintaining peace in Medina ⓘ mutual defense pact among signatory groups ⓘ principles of justice and arbitration ⓘ prohibition of aiding enemies of the community ⓘ religious freedom for Jewish tribes within the political community ⓘ shared responsibility for war expenses ⓘ
historicalSignificance	foundation of the first Islamic polity ⓘ one of the earliest written constitutions in history ⓘ
influenced	Islamic political thought ⓘ early Islamic governance ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mentionsGroup	Ansar ⓘ Jewish tribes of Medina ⓘ Hijra ⓘ surface form: Muhajirun
mentionsTribe	Banu Aws ⓘ Banu Aws ⓘ surface form: Banu Khazraj
name	Constitution of Medina self-link ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Medina ⓘ Yathrib ⓘ
politicalSystemType	tribal confederation under prophetic leadership ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
purpose	to define rights and duties of Muslims and non-Muslims in Medina ⓘ to establish a unified political community (ummah) ⓘ to organize the first Muslim community in Medina ⓘ to regulate relations among diverse tribes in Medina ⓘ
regulates	blood-money and ransom practices ⓘ collective defense obligations ⓘ inter-tribal alliances and obligations ⓘ relations between Muslim emigrants from Mecca and helpers of Medina ⓘ relations between Muslims and Jewish tribes in Medina ⓘ
religiousContext	Islam ⓘ
subjectMatter	interfaith relations ⓘ justice and dispute resolution ⓘ rights and duties of community members ⓘ security and defense ⓘ tribal responsibilities and alliances ⓘ

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Muhammad → established → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Hijra → followedBy → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Hijra → relatedTo → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Constitution of Medina → name → Constitution of Medina self-link ⓘ

Constitution of Medina → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charter of Medina

Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad → followedBy → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Medinan Jewish community → hadLegalStatusIn → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

pledges of Aqaba → relatedTo → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

subject surface form: Pledges of Aqaba

Sahifat al-Madina → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medina Charter

Battle of Khaybar → associatedWith → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Banu Aws → mentionedIn → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Expulsion of Banu Nadir from Medina → relatedTo → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Muslim community in Medina → legalFoundation → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Muslim community in Medina → hasDocument → Constitution of Medina ⓘ

Banu Qurayzah → associatedWith → Constitution of Medina ⓘ