A Study on the Prophetic Treaties; Relying on Two Principles of «Two-way Interactions» and «Non-Imposition of Religion»

The Arab community consisted of a large number of independent political and social groups living on the tribal system. According to the tribal life, the system of alliance was prevalent among them and was considered as one of the strengths of the tribes. In his universal invitation, the Prophet used the optimal and effective capacities of the community. The remaining writings of the Prophetic age indicate his strong interaction with various tribes. By investigating these contracts and the conditions for their realization, several criteria can be extracted. In this paper, two central principles have been addressed: These contracts were based on mutual interactions, and they were not made only with the Muslims. By focusing on these two features, the paper examines some contracts that require more attention. The result of this study shows that there were justice-based principles and non-imposition of religion in the trans-regional relations of the Prophet. It is worth mentioning that eventually a tribal-martial system was replaced by the society based on religious brotherhood and the Islamic Ummah was established.