Akhirnya Rasulullah ﷺ tiba di Madinah dan disambut oleh sejumlah besar penduduknya, baik orang Islam, golongan musyrik mahupun orang Yahudi. Mereka semua berhasrat untuk menyaksikan kehadiran baginda yang agung, dan tidak lama kemudian baginda dikelilingi oleh kaum Muslimin yang semuanya bersungguh-sungguh ingin berkhidmat kepada baginda serta memberikan keselesaan dan layanan kepada baginda. Mereka bersedia untuk mengorbankan nyawa 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 baginda membiarkan tali unta betinanya dilepaskan sehingga ia berlutut di hadapan gudang milik Sahl dan Suhayl, anak-anak ‘Amr. Kemudian Rasulullah ﷺ membelinya dan membina sebuah masjid serta rumah-rumah baginda di sekelilingnya. Pembinaan masjid dan rumah-rumah itu ternyata mudah, kerana ia sangat sederhana dan murah untuk dibina. Masjid itu terdiri daripada sebuah halaman yang luas dengan dinding yang dibina daripada batu-bata. Sebahagian bumbungnya ditutup dengan pelepah pokok kurma, manakala bahagian yang selebihnya dibiarkan terbuka. Sebahagian daripada masjid itu berfungsi sebagai tempat berteduh bagi golongan miskin yang tidak mempunyai tempat tinggal. Masjid itu tidak pernah diterangi kecuali ketika solat Isyak, apabila obor daripada jerami digunakan untuk menyalakannya.

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 bersahajanya seperti Masjid itu sendiri, cuma lebih terang. Rasulullah ﷺ menumpang di rumah Abi Ayub Khalid ibn Zayd al-Ansari ketika Masjid dan rumah-rumah itu sedang dibina, dan baginda berpindah masuk sebaik sahaja ia siap. Baginda ﷺ memikirkan kehidupan baharu yang telah baginda cari, bagaimana dakwah telah beralih dari satu peringkat ke peringkat yang lain, dari peringkat penyesuaian diri kepada peringkat berinteraksi dengan masyarakat bukan Islam, hinggalah kepada peringkat akhirnya iaitu pelaksanaan hukum-hukum Islam ke atas manusia. Baginda ﷺ memikirkan zaman baharu yang membawa baginda dari seruan kepada Islam serta menanggung penindasan, menuju ke fasa pemerintahan, kuasa dan kekuatan yang kini mampu melindungi, mempertahankan dan menyebarkan Risalah Islam. Rasulullah ﷺ memerintahkan pembinaan Masjid dari hari pertama lagi, dan ia digunakan untuk solat, mesyuarat, bermusyawarah serta menjadi tempat baginda ﷺ menguruskan urusan rakyat dan dari situ baginda ﷺ menghakimi di antara mereka. Baginda ﷺ melantik Abu Bakar dan 'Umar sebagai dua orang pembantunya, sambil bersabda, "Dua pembantuku di bumi ialah 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.”.

Orang-orang Islam berkumpul di sekeliling Rasulullah ﷺ. Mereka sentiasa mendatangi baginda untuk mendapatkan panduan dan nasihat dalam segala urusan. Maka baginda ﷺ menjalankan tugas sebagai Ketua Negara, Hakim dan Panglima Tertinggi tentera. Oleh itu, baginda ﷺ menguruskan hal ehwal orang-orang Islam, menyelesaikan pertikaian mereka dan melantik ketua bagi bahagian-bahagian tentera Negara, lalu akhirnya menghantar mereka ke luar Madinah dalam kempen dan misi ketenteraan.

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 telah mendirikan Negara Islam sejak hari pertama baginda tiba di Madinah, dan mula menyusunnya dengan membentuk masyarakat di atas asas yang kukuh, serta dengan menghimpunkan kekuatan yang sewajarnya agar dapat melindungi Negara dan menyampaikan Risalah. Setelah itu tercapai, baginda ﷺ dapat mula menyingkirkan halangan-halangan material yang menghalang penyebaran 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.