Dr Maqsood Jafri<\/p>\n
Dr. Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qa\u00addri has sent me his recently published book titled \u201cThe Constitution of Medina and The Concept of the Welfare State, Volume 2. He needs no in\u00adtroduction as he is well established and inter\u00adnationally recognized young Muslim moder\u00adate and rational Islam\u00adic scholar. It is his presti\u00adgious credit to hold higher positions at Minhaj University, La\u00adhore and as the Chairman of the Supreme Council of MQI and is also responsible for all organization\u00adal matters of MQI in over 90 coun\u00adtries. He is a prolific writer and has authored 25 remarkable books re\u00adlating to Islam and contemporary international intellectual move\u00adment\u2019s, civilizational trends, legal, juristic and religious subjects. He is an erudite and an eloquent speak\u00ader. He has deeply drunk from the fountain of modern sciences and exegesis. He is a promoter of mod\u00aderation, inter and intra faith dia\u00adlogue and harmony. He is a com\u00admitted harbinger of social justice and political freedom. He abhors religious extremism and racial dis\u00adcrimination. He belongs to the Qa\u00adderia Sufi school and this chain of Sufism is well known for tolerance and fraternity.
\nThis book reflects the harmoni\u00adous and humane ideology of Islam. The Medinan Treaty between the Jews, the idolators and the Mus\u00adlims of Medina was a universal declaration of peace and harmo\u00adny between different tribes and faiths. The author established the undeniable point that Islam gave a clarion call to the followers of all religions to unite on one agen\u00adda and that agenda is described in the Holy Quran as well. This grand and glorious agenda is to unite on common points. It is a research endeavor encompassing and ana\u00adlyzing the historical, ethnic, com\u00admunal, civilizational, legal, and constitutional back ground of dif\u00adferent nations, so he quotes from Islamic and Western sources. It es\u00adtablishes the historical verity that it was Prophet Hazrat Moham\u00admad, who gave the universal con\u00adstitution after migrating to Medina from Mecca. This Medinan consti\u00adtution laid down the foundations of international constitution that granted human dignity, human rights, human freedom, equality, tolerance and peace.
\nThe constitution of Medina is the foundation stone of erecting and building the castle of human\u00adity and establishing a welfare state. Islam is not a cult or a creed. It is a code of life. The Constitution of Me\u00addina provides the basics of interna\u00adtional diplomatic and political re\u00adlations on humanitarian norms. It protects the rights of all citizens ir\u00adrespective of their linguistic, racial, tribal, religious and ethnic differ\u00adences, even including the rights of the minorities. The Constitution of Medina is the \u201cMother of all West\u00adern Constitutions\u201d. This Agreement is the testament of the Quranic teachings. In this book the learned author has frequently quoted from the Quran and proved that the Quran is the divine book of wis\u00addom and advice, which promotes universal guidance. There are 61 articles in the Agreement which re\u00adveal the basic principles of peace, coordination and cooperation be\u00adtween the Jews and the Muslims of Medina. The First article of this treaty states: \u201cThis is the (constitu\u00adtional) document promulgated by Muhammad, the prophet.\u201d And the last article of the treaty is: \u201cAllah is the protector of those who observe undertakings and keep free of acts and offenses, and do as Moham\u00admad, the prophet of Allah.\u201d This article clearly signifies the impor\u00adtance of peace and mutual harmo\u00adny and rejects feuds and battles. I deem it pertinent to cite an article which says: \u201cThe valley of Yathrib shall be a sanctuary (the abode of peace and security) for the people of this treaty.\u201d According to this ar\u00adticle all acts of violence and blood\u00adshed are strictly prohibited.
\nMay I ask the people who de\u00adfame Islam by calling it the religion of terrorism and violence, that is the Medina Treaty not a sufficient proof that Islam invites to peace and harmony? Dr. Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri has rendered great service to Islam and as a moderate Muslim scholar has proved the be\u00adnign and the beneficent face of Is\u00adlam. Through the Medinan Consti\u00adtution, he has shown the real face of Islamic benignant ideology. It re\u00adjects the blame of Islamophobia by predators and mischief mongers. The world needs to apply the glo\u00adrious articles given in this treaty. The author compares the Constitu\u00adtion of Medina especially with the Constitution of USA and profess\u00ades that most of the human rights mentioned in the USA constitu\u00adtion are derived from the Medinan constitution, such as the concept of equality, social justice, individu\u00adal freedom, security of life, asylum, and religious freedom and harmo\u00adny. In this Agreement, the Jews and the Muslims are accepted as a Sin\u00adgle nation\/ community. <\/p>\n
The writer is a freelance contributor.
\nThe Arabic word \u201cUmmah\u201d has been used for both communities. The first part of the Charter states: \u201cAgreed be\u00adtween the believers and Muslims of Quraysh and Yathrib, and those who follow them, and join with them, and strive along with them. They are a single nation (Umma) that has emerged to the exclusion of other peoples. \u201cDr. Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri while commenting on it writes:\u201d The Prophet viewed people as equal on the basis of be\u00ading human; extirpating, thereby, all discrimination based on differenc\u00ades in gender, color, language, ori\u00adgin, lineage, wealth, and status.\u201d The author has burnt the midnight oil and authored such a valuable book. It is the outcome of immense mental labor and it is tantamount to arduous endeavor. This book provides much material for re\u00adsearchers, scholars, jurors, jurists and legislators. The author de\u00adserves infinite admiration for writ\u00ading such an exemplary treatise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dr Maqsood Jafri Dr. Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qa\u00addri has sent me his recently published book titled \u201cThe Constitution of Medina and The Concept of the Welfare State, Volume 2. He needs no in\u00adtroduction as he is well established and inter\u00adnationally recognized young Muslim moder\u00adate and rational Islam\u00adic scholar. It is his presti\u00adgious credit to hold higher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[13301],"class_list":{"0":"post-389576","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-article","7":"tag-dr-maqsood-jafri"},"yoast_head":"\n