Rasulullah ﷺ akhirnya tiba di Madinah dan disambut oleh banyak penduduknya, baik kaum Muslimin, kaum musyrik, maupun kaum Yahudi. Mereka semua begitu ingin menyaksikan kehadiran beliau yang agung, dan tak lama kemudian beliau dikelilingi oleh kaum Muslimin yang semuanya bersemangat untuk melayani beliau serta memberikan kenyamanan dan jamuan kepada beliau. Mereka siap mengorbankan jiwa mereka di jalan Dakwah.

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) eventually arrived in Madinah and was greeted by a large number of its people, Muslims, polytheists and Jews alike. They were all eager to witness his awesome presence and he soon came to be surrounded by the Muslims who were all anxious to serve him and to offer him comfort and hospitality. They were ready to sacrifice their lives in the way of the Da’wah.

Semua orang ingin Rasulullah ﷺ singgah di rumah mereka, tetapi beliau membiarkan tali unta betinanya lepas hingga unta itu berlutut di dekat gudang milik Sahl dan Suhayl, putra-putra ‘Amr. Kemudian Rasulullah ﷺ membeli tanah tersebut dan membangun sebuah masjid serta rumah-rumah beliau di sekitarnya. Pembangunan masjid dan rumah-rumah itu ternyata mudah, karena bangunannya sangat sederhana dan murah. Masjid tersebut terdiri atas sebuah halaman luas dengan dinding yang tersusun dari batu bata. Sebagian atapnya ditutupi dengan pelepah pohon kurma, sedangkan sisanya dibiarkan terbuka. Sebagian dari masjid itu dijadikan tempat berteduh bagi orang-orang miskin yang tidak memiliki tempat tinggal. Masjid itu tidak pernah diterangi kecuali pada waktu shalat Isya, ketika obor dari jerami digunakan untuk menerangi masjid.

Everyone wanted the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) to lodge with him, but he (pbuh) left the reins of his she-camel free until it knelt by the storehouse of Sahl and Suhayl, sons of ‘Amr. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) subsequently bought it and built a Masjid and his houses around it. The building of the Masjid and the houses turned out to be an easy task, being very modest and cheap to construct. The Masjid consisted of a large courtyard with walls composed of bricks. One part of the ceiling was covered in palm tree branches and the remainder left uncovered. Part of the Masjid served as a shelter to the poor who did not have a home. The Masjid was never lit except during the Isha prayer, when torches of hay were used to light it.

Rumah-rumah Rasulullah ﷺ sama sederhana dan sahajanya dengan Masjid itu sendiri, hanya saja lebih terang. Rasulullah ﷺ singgah di rumah Abu Ayyub Khalid bin Zaid al-Anshari selama Masjid dan rumah-rumah sedang dibangun, dan beliau pindah begitu semuanya siap. Beliau ﷺ memikirkan kehidupan baru yang telah beliau upayakan, bagaimana dakwah telah beralih dari satu tahap ke tahap lain, dari tahap pembinaan diri ke tahap berinteraksi dengan masyarakat non-Islam, hingga akhirnya tahap penerapan hukum-hukum Islam atas manusia. Beliau ﷺ memikirkan era baru yang membawa beliau dari menyeru kepada Islam dan menanggung agresi, menuju fase kekuasaan, otoritas, dan kekuatan yang kini mampu melindungi, membela, dan menyebarkan risalah Islam. Rasulullah ﷺ memerintahkan pembangunan Masjid sejak hari pertama, dan Masjid itu dimanfaatkan untuk salat, pertemuan, musyawarah, serta menjadi tempat beliau ﷺ mengurus urusan umat dan memutuskan perkara di antara mereka. Beliau ﷺ menunjuk Abu Bakar dan Umar sebagai dua pembantu beliau, seraya bersabda, "Dua pembantuku di bumi ini adalah Abu Bakar dan Umar."

The houses of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) were just as simple and modest as the Masjid itself except that they were more lighted. Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) lodged with Abi Ayub Khalid ibn Zayd al-Ansari while the Masjid and houses were being built and he moved in as soon as they were ready. He (pbuh) thought about the new life that he had sought, the way that the Da’wah had moved from one stage to another, from the stage of acculturation to the stage of interaction with the non-Islamic society to that of the eventual implementation of the rules of Islam upon people. He (pbuh) thought about the new era that took him from calling for Islam and enduring aggression towards the phase of rule, authority and the power that was now able to protect, defend, and propagate the Message of Islam. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) ordered the building of the Masjid from the very first day and it was utilized for Salah (prayers), meetings, consultation and a place where he (pbuh) looked after the people’s affairs and from where he (pbuh) judged between them. He (pbuh) appointed Abu Bakr and ‘Umar as his two assistants, saying, “My two assistants on Earth are Abu Bakr and ‘Umar.”.

Kaum Muslimin berkumpul di sekitar Rasulullah ﷺ. Mereka selalu mendatangi beliau ﷺ untuk meminta bimbingan dan nasihat dalam segala urusan. Dengan demikian, beliau ﷺ menjalankan tugas sebagai Kepala Negara, Hakim, dan Panglima Tertinggi angkatan perang. Oleh karena itu, beliau ﷺ mengurus urusan kaum Muslimin, menyelesaikan perselisihan di antara mereka, dan mengangkat pemimpin bagi satuan-satuan tentara negara, yang kemudian beliau ﷺ kirim ke luar Madinah dalam ekspedisi dan misi militer.

The Muslims gathered around the Messenger of Allah (pbuh). They would always approach him for guidance and advice in all matters. He (pbuh) thus performed the duty of the Head of State, the Judge and the Commander-in-Chief of the army. Therefore, he (pbuh) looked after the affairs of the Muslims, settled their disputes and appointed leaders to the State’s army divisions, eventually sending them outside Madinah on military campaigns and missions.

Rasulullah ﷺ mendirikan Negara Islam sejak hari pertama beliau tiba di Madinah dan mulai menatanya dengan membangun masyarakat di atas pondasi yang kokoh, serta menghimpun kekuatan yang tepat agar mampu melindungi Negara dan menyampaikan Risalah. Setelah hal ini terwujud, beliau ﷺ dapat mulai menyingkirkan rintangan-rintangan materi yang menghalangi tersebarnya Islam.

Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) founded the Islamic State from the very first day he arrived in Madinah and began to structure it by forming the society on a solid foundation as well as by gathering the appropriate forces in order to be able to protect the State and convey the Message. With this accomplished, he (pbuh) could begin to remove the material obstacles that stood in the way of the spreading of Islam.