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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books History of Islam Chapter Two : the Prophet's Major Proceedings in Medina The Construction of a Mosque Having settled in Yathrib,[^39] the Holy Prophet deemed necessary to construct a mosque in order to provide Muslims with a center for religious education and a place for their congregation at Friday Prayers.

For this reason, he purchased the ground on which the camel had sat on his first arrival and which belonged to the two orphans, from their guardian and constructed a mosque with the assistance of Muslims.[^40] This mosque came to be called Masjid al-Nabi. This was the Holy Prophet's first social act after Hegira.

Upon the completion of the mosque, two chambers were erected close to it as a house for the Holy Prophet and his wives.[^41] Then, he left Abu-Ayyub's home to live in his new chambers[^42] until his demise. The suffah Followers Upon the migration to Yathrib, the Ansar housed the Muhajirun and prepared their accommodation to the best of their abilities.[^43] However, the suffah followers were a group of strangers and poor individuals who were deprived of everything.

A shade was established at the end side of the mosque as a temporary resort for them. The Holy Prophet took good care of them so far as he provided them with food and encouraged the rich Ansar to help them. This group who were zealous in their religion, passionate and virtuous Muslims came to be called the suffah followers.[^44] Any new comer to Medina would join his relatives; otherwise, he joined the suffah group.

The number of this group varied: those who could find accommodation would leave the group and at times new comers would join them.[^45] General Treaty (Contract) Having settled in Medina, the Holy Prophet worked for guaranteeing better social conditions for its people. In order to envisage and achieve great ultimate goals, he had to have peace and tranquility within the community. Of course, this was hard to achieve because the social structure in Medina was quite heterogeneous.

There were different groups of Arabs who belonged to either the tribe of Aws or that of Khazraj. There were also some Jews living in this city who were in touch with those Arabs. There were also new Muslim comers from Mecca. This state of affairs could have ended in social unrest and disasters. For this reason, the Holy Prophet initiated the draft of the first constitution or the greatest historic document in Islam.