God ruled in this society and in practice the governance was...

God ruled in this society and in practice the governance was by God's representative, the Prophet. The Prophet legislated and implemented the laws. The Prophet had the responsibility of guiding and governing in the society. In a society that is fully in the hands of God, communal prayers, speech (khtuba) after the prayers and the battlefield songs all take on the same flavor.

In the same mosque where Allah's Prophet established communal prayers, he would go on the pulpit to address people, he would teach, train and cleanse their inner selves. The standard of war (jihad) was brought here; the Prophet would raise it and give it to Usama Bin Zaid or some other believer commander and say: اِنْطَلِقُوا عَلَي اسْمِ اللّٰہ "Go on in the name of Allah," and would give instructions for victory over the enemy.

In the same mosque Allah's Prophet would issue Allah's orders; in the same mosque the Prophet would set up court; from the same mosque the Prophet ran governance and economy of the society; charity was collected and distributed in the same mosque.

In the same mosque lectures were given; prayers and supplications were held; war songs were sung; financial and economic problems were solved; in short, affairs of this world and the next were managed in the house of Allah under the guidance of the Prophet. This is Islamic Society. The prophets come to…

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