The Prophet's Institutionalization and Its Functions in the Development of Islamic Civilization (1-10 A.H)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. bushehr, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, bushehr, Iran

10.22099/jchr.2025.52427.1006

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One of the requirements of civilization is the establishment of institutions, and the state is the most important institution in the process of civilization. The establishment of the state was the most important political action of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) after the migration. This created new capacities in the matter of civilization in the Islamic world. This research, with a descriptive-analytical approach and library method, also possible use of the theory of institutionalism, addresses the questions of what the Prophet's most important actions in the field of institution building were and what functions they had in the development of Islamic civilization.Key Words: Prophetic Government, Institutionalism, Muhammads’ Acts, Establishment of the Institutions, Functions. The findings show that one of the important factors of the high capability of the Islamic government of the Prophet was his success in the institution-building and establishment of simple and primitive governmental, social and civilizational institutions, such as: family, worship and educational, financial and governmental institutions, including legal, judicial, military and foreign relations. This matter, relying on the teachings of the Quran and the monotheism-centered worldview, as well as the initiatives of the Prophet, while creating the ground for civilization, with several functions including: educational and training, economic, legislative, justice-oriented, security, with an evolutionary process in different dimensions, was transferred to subsequent governments in the Islamic world as a civilizational legacy and marked the golden age of Islamic culture and civilization in the third and fourth centuries of the Hijri.with an evolutionary process in different dimensions, was transferred to subsequent governments in the Islamic world as a civilizational legacy and marked the golden age of Islamic culture and civilization in the third and fourth centuries of the Hijri.with an evolutionary process in different dimensions, was transferred to subsequent governments in the Islamic world as a civilizational legacy and marked the golden age of Islamic culture and civilization in the third and fourth centuries of the Hijri.

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