The Holy Prophet's Principles of Urban Management and Development in Medina

The holy Prophet (May the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him and his progeny) shows a good example of Islamic civilization for all ages and periods. The present paper tries to make explicit the fundamental constituents of the holy Prophet's attitude about urban development and management of Medinat al-Nabi. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the author relys on library surveys and on a review of the holy Prophet's conduct, practice, and speech to support his argument. The research findings show the advanced principles which the holy Prophet in the urban development, and urban management of Medinat al-Nabi, in which both material and spiritual aspects were taken into consideration. The principles of urban management derived from the doctrines of urban development and management in Medinat al-Nabi can be applied today to contemporary Islamic cities with considerable modifications.