Page 59 - Bigotry: The Dark Danger

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

Under this constitution, all the communities in Medina were
to live together in peace, arrange their lives according to their own
faith and beliefs, and have the power to operate and regulate their
own institutions and laws. In doing this, they would live together in
peace and unity with all the communities in Medina.

The Constitution of Medina was written in 622 A.D., under the
leadership of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) some 1,400 years ago,

to respond to the demands of peoples of differing beliefs, and has
come down to us as a written legal treaty. As a result, communities
that were hostile to one another for 120 years and consisted of differ-
ent religions and races were included under this constitution. By
means of this agreement, the Prophet (pbuh) showed that conflict
could come to an end between communities that used to attack one

another at every opportunity, were hostile to one another and never
compromised with one another, and that they could easily live
together.

Under the Constitution of Medina, everyone was free to make
his own religious, political or philosophical choices, free from any
pressure from anyone else. They could establish a community with
people holding the same views. Everyone was free to exercise his

own justice system. However, nobody committing an offense was to
be protected by anyone else. The parties to the agreement were to
help and support one another, and would be under the protection of
the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Disagreements between parties

would be brought to the Messenger of God (pbuh). Indeed, even
polytheists preferred the arbitration of our Prophet (pbuh), as he was
the most just person of all.

This treaty drawn up by our Prophet (pbuh) was implemented
gradually between 622 and 632 A.D. Through that constitution, peo-
ple moved beyond the tribal structure based on ties of blood and

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