Building the Community of Madinah

What You Will Learn

• The mosque as the centre of the community — the Prophet’s Mosque and the People of the Suffah, “the guests of Islam” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6452).
• The brotherhood of the Muhajirun and Ansar — in Anas’s house (Sahih al-Bukhari 2294), ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn ‘Awf and Sa‘d ibn ar-Rabi‘ (3780), Salman and Abu ad-Darda’ (1968).
• The Ansar who preferred their brothers — the lamp put out and Al-Hashr 59:9 (Sahih al-Bukhari 3798); love of the Ansar is faith (17).
• The adhan — ‘Umar’s suggestion and Bilal’s call (Sahih al-Bukhari 604), ‘Abdullah ibn Zayd’s dream (Sunan Abi Dawud 499).
• The Charter and the blessings of Madinah — a sanctuary (Sahih al-Bukhari 1870), the prayer for blessing and the guardian angels (1885, 1876, 1880).
• The qiblah turns to the Ka‘bah (Al-Baqarah 2:144; Sahih al-Bukhari 4486, 403), the fast of ‘Ashura, the fast of Ramadan and zakat al-fitr.
• Four founding commands for the community — “spread the greeting of peace…” (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2485), Sahih al-Bukhari 12 and Sahih Muslim 54.
• Permission to fight and the expeditions before Badr — Al-Hajj 22:39–40, the Nakhlah expedition and the sacred month (Al-Baqarah 2:217).
• A timeline of years 1–2 AH and 12 frequently asked questions — short answers grounded in the Qur’an and authentic Hadith.

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