PROPHET COMMUNICATIONS IN THE MADINAH CHARTER FOR CONSTRUCTING A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Abstract

The Medina Charter is a reference by the Prophet Muhammad in dealing with the conditions of a pluralistic society. The Medina Charter was also made to recognize the rights and interests people of Medina for the common good. The success of implementing the Medina Charter is inseparable from the political communication skills of the Prophet Muhammad. Even scientists call it a charter which is considered the first modern state constitution in the world. In this case, the Prophet Muhammad was able to lobby and political communication to convince people who were different from him, not only ethnicity and culture, but even different religions to live together in a country.The purpose of this study is to find the communication of the Prophet in the Medina Charter to construct a multicultural society. The research method used is library research by reviewing various references, both journals and books. Data processing and analysis was carried out by collecting various literatures related to research problems and described through deductive and inductive methods. The results of the study show that the forms of communication are clearly visible in the Medina Charter, both group communication and mass communication. In addition, interpersonal communication can be seen in the ability of the Prophet Muhammad to preach directly (face to face) in groups or in a fardiyah manner with the people of Medina.