Motifs used by Prophet Muhammad in Educating Society
The essential rules and regulations contained in the divine books were demonstrated to society by the Prophets, the men to whom these rules had been revealed; with explanations, both verbal and demonstrative, the Prophets tried to establish a new human prototype and new societies. The first prototype was the prophets themselves, who not only carried out all these activities, but also received th...

Treaties between the Prophet and the Idol Worshippers
During his conveyance of Islam, Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) made contact with members of various religions. Due to the fact that Islam is a religion of peace, the Prophet preferred the way of agreement in inviting peoples to Islam. In view of the fact that Arabian society was generally composed of mushriks (idol worshippers), it is observed that the Prophet mostly dealt with them during his prophetho...

Prophet Muhammad's Relationships with the People of the Book
Introduction Before the advent of Islam, there were polytheists, Sabeans, Zoroastrians, Hanifis, Christians and Jews living in the Arabian Peninsula. No one particular group was dominant on the peninsula. While Christianity consisted of opposing parties, the Jews were a religious community that had not been chosen among the Arabs. Of the neighbors of the peninsula at the time of the advent of Isl...

Muhammad as a Ruler Prophet
The prophethood mission of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) provides guidance for a perfect balancing of individual and spiritual life with social and material life. In accordance with the requirements of their beliefs, Muslims accepted Prophet Muhammad’s guidance in both fields and were more interested in his guidance for individual and spiritual life than his activities as the founder of a new social o...