Read Brown’s section on the Constitution of Medina and then read the Constitutio

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Read Brown’s section on the Constitution of Medina and then read the Constitution of Medina itself https://www.constitution.org/1-Constitution/cons/medina/con_medina.htm
What were the rights and obligations that were specified on the Jews [note the term ‘believers’ does not include the Jews] in this document? How do they differ from the status of ‘believers’? Given what we have read about Islamic law and statecraft, in you estimation/view, does the Constitution of Medina lay the foundations for an [early] Islamic society? What examples can you provide from the document of good governance (Islamic or otherwise), and/or potentially problematic governance?

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