Political Thought and Science Research Center Academy of Islamic Sciences and Culture
Abstract
Security is an issue which has always been under consideration from the long past, with there being many disagreements over its concept in different times due to various conceptual and attitudinal differences existing in those times. These attitudes which formed the discourses of those times or arose from those discourses often formed on the basis of the interests of individuals, groups, or peoples. Thus, one may conclude that, in the same way the Bedouin Arabs defined security according to their interests, the Prophet, too, had a conception of security in line with the goals and interests of Islam, on the basis of which he could establish a security guaranteeing peace for all Muslims in a short time. To establish security, the Prophet carried on plans which were successful in the short and long run. These plans, apart from establishing security in the society, helped expand his religion, too. To study the Prophet’s security discourse, this paper will first present the concept of security and the related existing discourses. Afterwards, it will focus on his security approaches in two parts. The first part will concentrate on his endeavors to establish security in Mecca before the Hegira and the second on the Prophet’s plans to establish security in Medina and after setting up his government.
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