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THE__JEWS__OF__MEDINA, page : 19
A new society was about to emerge and the Prophet called the migrant Muslims and
Yathrib Muslims together and told them that from now on those who had migrated were
to be known as Muhajirin – meaning migrants - and that the Muslims from Yathrib were
to be known as the Ansar – meaning helpers. Each Ansar was assigned a Muhajirin
brother in Islam and this bonded the Muhajirin and Ansars closer together.
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The Foundations for the New Society
To guide the newly forming society, the Prophet drew up a paper detailing the Islamic
approach to situations that might arise between them.
He began by addressing the Muhajirin and Ansars with the fact that they are as one
nation and that they were to settle any penalty that may occur between themselves. He
spoke of the situation of the impoverished or overburdened Muslims and said that if they
happened to incur a penalty but were unable to pay then those Muslims who were better
off were to come to his assistance.
Yathrib Muslims together and told them that from now on those who had migrated were
to be known as Muhajirin – meaning migrants - and that the Muslims from Yathrib were
to be known as the Ansar – meaning helpers. Each Ansar was assigned a Muhajirin
brother in Islam and this bonded the Muhajirin and Ansars closer together.
7
The Foundations for the New Society
To guide the newly forming society, the Prophet drew up a paper detailing the Islamic
approach to situations that might arise between them.
He began by addressing the Muhajirin and Ansars with the fact that they are as one
nation and that they were to settle any penalty that may occur between themselves. He
spoke of the situation of the impoverished or overburdened Muslims and said that if they
happened to incur a penalty but were unable to pay then those Muslims who were better
off were to come to his assistance.