Survey of Islamic International Relations in Prophetic Tradition

Abstract

Islam as a universal religion has a special approach for establishment of international relations. Different dimensions of this approach can be found in the accounts of the Prophet's (s) interactions with other nations. Theoretical foundations of Islamic international relations, inspired by Qur'anic principles, have consolidated the mechanism of these relations in practice. Meantime, a survey of Islamic international relations in the context of prophetic tradition can provide a paradigm for the contemporary Islamic community. The present research has employed an analytical-descriptive method to explore the vision of the holy prophet of Islam for Islamic international relations. The paper further highlights the guidelines the Prophet (s) applied to actualize the fundamental ideals of Islam. Recent studies indicate that the Prophet (s) respected the principles governing the international relations, considering the precepts to be requisite to build up a world in which all nations would live peacefully with mutual understanding and active cooperation. As such, he made special efforts so that Islamic international relations would come to fruition and acquire a position of prime importance. This paper aims at explicating the tansnational activities of Prophet Muhammad (s), a topic that has rarely been studied in the history of international relations.