FROM ASABIYYAH TO THE UHUWWAH -On the Prophet‟s Strategy of Constituting a Society Based on Islamic Brotherhood in Medina -

Abstract

Allah explicitly states in the Quran that the Muslims are brothers and sisters to each other. In this respect, while the Prophet was educating his companions who constituted the early Islamic society based on faith, true deeds, and social ethics on one hand, on the other hand he uttered Hadith emphasizing the brotherhood and was engaged in activities in order to achieve it. This paper titled as From Asabiyyah to Uhuwwah (From Kinship/Tribalism to Brotherhood) aims to present (On) the Prophet‟s Strategy of Constituting a Society Based on Islamic Brotherhood in Medina. Undoubtedly, this subject could be studied in terms of different disciplines and perspectives. However, I tried to bring out the subject by putting forward the main elements within the historical materials in sirah literature. Thus, first I have briefly mentioned the Jahiliyya Kinship/Tribalism and its features as one of the biggest obstacles in front of Islamic call; then I have elaborated the steps and regulations that the Prophet followed in order to constitute a society based on brotherhood.