Authors Bio
Mohammad Azibar Rahman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Islamic History and Culture at North Bengal International University, Bangladesh. He has also been serving efficiently for many years as the Head of the Department and the Proctor of the university.
He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Islamic History and Culture with distinction from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He subsequently obtained his PhD from the same university. He is primarily a dedicated, committed, and insightful researcher, and academic scholar. His research interests encompass a broad range of multidisciplinary fields, including Islamic heritage and civilization, the history of the Great Liberation War of Bangladesh, history, archaeology, the Bengali language and literature, civilization, culture, and related areas of scholarly inquiry.
Rahman has authored four published renowned research books. Many of his valuable research articles have been published in scholarly journals at both national and international levels.
Abstract
Hazrat Muhammad (sm.) founded the first Islamic state in Medina. This was the first effective step in the formation of a non-secular state in world history. Through the signing of the Medina Charter, the outline of peaceful coexistence of Muslims, non-Muslims, Jews, immigrants, people of all classes and professions in the same state, regardless of nation, religion, caste-gender, was presented to the world. Previous prophets and messengers were sent to specific regions or communities. But Allah Almighty sent Prophet Muhammad (sm.) as a mercy for the entire world. In the ignorance, he appeared before the people with a torch of light. He founded the formal journey of the Islamic state in Medina 1400 years ago with a great vow to establish peace in the turbulent world. He formulated the Charter of Medina to govern the newly formed state, which is a guide for future statesmen. The Medina Charter is very relevant to us in creating bonds of compassion, harmony and cordiality in the current conflict-ridden world. Analytical and descriptive methods have been followed in the formulation of this paper.
Keywords
Medina, Charter, State, Non-Secular, Justice, Islam, Community.
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