Safeguarding Places of Worship during the Prophetic Era
Assessment of Early Islamic Covenants and Their Impacts on Early Muslim Polities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4313675 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Musferah Mehfooz (0000-0002-3368-9823, COMSATS University Islamabad, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 799 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13090799 |
| OpenAlex | W4293660870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Treaties and covenants have been the most important instruments of international relations in both ancient and modem times, playing a significant role in the promotion of religious freedom, peaceful coexistence, and interfaith harmony. The rapid spread and broad appeal of early Islam brought matters of international relations and cosmopolitan state governance to a cadre of Muslim leaders whose main political experience had been with parochial Arabian tribalism. The foremost issue was the position, rights, and responsibilities of non-Muslim religious communities within the Arab-Islamic empire. Consequently, numerous covenants and treaties were devised with subjects and with foreign states during the expansion of the Muslim world. This study examines the protection of non-Muslim places of worship under the rule of the Prophet Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his successors, including future caliphs and generals. It explores the practical application of the covenants by the successors of the Prophet Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وسلم during early Islamic history, exploring the extent to which these covenants and treaties were effective in maintaining peaceful co-existence in a multi-faith society. In sum, for the sake of concision, only specific segments of the covenants and treaties are examined, which were devised with the non-Muslims for the protection of their worship places during the early Muslim Conquests
Appeal · Covenant · Faith · Islam · Muslim world · Political science · Politics · Theology · Tribalism · Worship · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Diverse Research Studies Overview · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Law · Philosophy
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The Byzantine Heritage in the Dār al-Islām
The Prophet’s Treaty with the Christians of Najran
Religious Minorities under Islamic Law and the Limits of Cultural Relativism
Qibla Musharriqa and Early Muslim Prayer in Churches
Religious Freedom in Pakistan
The Covenants of the Prophet and the Subject of Succession
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |