The Medina Charter

Whats the original name of the City?

• Yathrib

• Medina

• Madinah

• Madīnat an-Nabī

Medina is also called Al Madinah Al Munawwarah which means:

• The Enlightened City

• The Islamic City

• The Holy City

• The Prophet's City

Why did Prophet Muhamad migrate to Yathrib?

• The growing opposition of the Quraisy aristocracy to his teachings.

• The receptive attitude shown by some Yathrib pilgrims to Mecca.

• Yathrib was more peaceful and suitable for him to complete his mission.

• God asked Prophet Muhamad to deliver the Devine message in Yathrib

Which in the following is not in the communities in Medina?

• Muhajirin

• Ansar

• Ummah

• Jews

Charter ordained equality to its members and protected them against oppression.

• true

• false

The Medina Charter was promoted to give equal rights to every citizen, in hopes to create a plural society.

• True

• False

Medina Charter is the first written constitution which is to resolve conflicts between

• Jews-Christians

• Arabs-Jews

• Muhajirin-Ansar

Clause 25 in the Medina Charter states that the practice of other religions is strongly discouraged and Islam should be each individual's "practiced religion".

• True

• False

Which statement in the following is false?

• When Prophet Muhamad migrated to Yathrib, the people there were fighting for nearly a century.

• Prophet Muhamad's mission is to deliver the Divine message to the Arabs and to mankind in God's final scripture, the Quran.

• The Medina Charter is the first written constitution.

• The Medina Charter contains all the provisions of statecraft contained in the Quran.

What are the contents in the Medina Charter?

• There is equality among its members and they are protected against oppression.

• Each believer is given a right and support to give protection to any individual, including an enemy.

• The people can only choose Islam as their religion.

• The voice of the people, vox populi, is given the highest value regardless whether the voice represents right and truth or not.