Constitution of Medina

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Charter_of_Medina
gptkbp:author gptkb:Muhammad
gptkbp:category Arabian Peninsula history
Islamic history
Medieval law
gptkbp:communityInvolved gptkb:Ansar
gptkb:Jewish_tribes_of_Medina
gptkb:Muhajirun
other non-Muslim residents
gptkbp:dateCreated 622 CE
gptkbp:governingBody Muhammad as political leader
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Hijra_(migration)_to_Medina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of Medina
gptkbp:influenced Islamic legal tradition
later Islamic governance
gptkbp:influencedBy pre-Islamic tribal customs
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:mainProvision gptkb:law
freedom of religion
mutual defense
protection of minorities
collective responsibility
prohibition of treason
taxation for defense
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 47 (approximate, varies by source)
gptkbp:placeOfCreation gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Ibn_Hisham's_recension
gptkb:Ibn_Ishaq's_Sirat_Rasul_Allah
gptkb:al-Tabari's_Tarikh_al-Rusul_wa_al-Muluk
gptkbp:purpose regulate relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in Medina
gptkbp:significance established first Islamic state
outlined rights and duties of citizens
served as a social contract
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medina
gptkb:7th_century_Arabia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5