Mohammedan (mo-HAH-med-an-izm)
The Mohammedan Schools arose in the early 10th century from the household of Muhammad ibn Abdullah, a merchant of the Yathrib Oasis known as al-Amīn, the Trustworthy. His voice called for justice in markets, fairness in law, and compassion toward orphans, widows, and the poor. With his wife Khadijah, remembered as the Whisper of Justice, and a circle of family and companions, Muhammad transformed the rhythms of household and caravan into a covenant of balance.
Unlike movements born in resistance or conquest, the Mohammedan Schools entered naturally into the cooperative fabric of Koina. Their strength lay in community: in councils where disputes were settled by reasoned law, in households where equality was lived as generosity, and in devotion that anchored the day in remembrance. From Medina, the voices of Muhammad’s Whispers carried these principles across the federations, ensuring the Schools endured as a path of justice, mercy, and faithfulness.
Origins & Historical Development
In our world, Islam spread rapidly through conquest and empire, carrying with it both unity and centralization. In Koina, without the precedent of Rome’s empire and its imperial religion, Mohammedanism evolves differently. Muhammad’s call to devotion, social justice, and equality of believers still resonates, but expansion takes place through trade, teaching, and federative inclusion, not through armies. Arabian merchant guilds become the main carriers of his message, linking the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indic federations.
The Household Circle anchored Muhammad’s School in family and kinship. Khadijah, his partner and the Whisper of Justice, set the household’s tone of fairness and generosity. Their daughter Fatimah embodied mercy, while her husband Ali carried stewardship into councils. Together, the Household Circle showed that covenant began in home and kin, and radiated outward into the wider world.
Drawn from Muhammad’s closest friends and supporters, the Companions Circle represented the School’s strength in equality, law, devotion, and faithfulness. Abu Bakr lived The Covenant through acts of compassion and fairness. Umar gave it structure through reasoned law. Uthman expressed it in devotion, generosity, and the preservation of sayings. Bilal, once enslaved, became the voice of faithfulness that called all equally to prayer. Their presence proved that Muhammad’s vision was lived not only in kin but in community.
The Memory Circle was formed by Aisha and Hafsa, women whose sharp minds and guardianship ensured that Muhammad’s teachings endured. Aisha carried memory through her vivid recounting of his sayings and daily practices, while Hafsa safeguarded one of the earliest written collections. Together, they ensured the School was not bound to a single voice but preserved through memory and text alike.
Original Structure
Household Circle:
Khadijah and Fatimah (justice, mercy).The Household Circle anchored Muhammad’s School in family and kinship. Khadijah, his partner and the Whisper of Justice, set the household’s tone of fairness and generosity. Their daughter Fatimah embodied mercy, while her husband Ali carried stewardship into councils. Together, the Household Circle showed that covenant began in home and kin, and radiated outward into the wider world.
Companions Circle:
Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Bilal (equality, law, devotion, faithfulness).Drawn from Muhammad’s closest friends and supporters, the Companions Circle represented the School’s strength in equality, law, devotion, and faithfulness. Abu Bakr lived The Covenant through acts of compassion and fairness. Umar gave it structure through reasoned law. Uthman expressed it in devotion, generosity, and the preservation of sayings. Bilal, once enslaved, became the voice of faithfulness that called all equally to prayer. Their presence proved that Muhammad’s vision was lived not only in kin but in community.
Memory Circle:
Aisha, Hafsa (memory, preservation).The Memory Circle was formed by Aisha and Hafsa, women whose sharp minds and guardianship ensured that Muhammad’s teachings endured. Aisha carried memory through her vivid recounting of his sayings and daily practices, while Hafsa safeguarded one of the earliest written collections. Together, they ensured the School was not bound to a single voice but preserved through memory and text alike.
Core Beliefs & Practices
Out of Muhammad’s household and Whispers emerged three lasting lineages, each emphasizing a different aspect of his teaching.
The School of Justice — Guided by Khadijah, Ali, and Umar, this School emphasized fairness in trade, stewardship in leadership, and the balance of law with compassion.
The Path of Equality — Rooted in the acts of Abu Bakr, Fatimah, and Bilal, this path held that all people stand equal in covenant, regardless of clan, wealth, or heritage.
The School of Devotion — Preserved by Uthman, Aisha, and Hafsa, this School focused on prayer, remembrance, and the safeguarding of Muhammad’s sayings in both memory and text.
Together, these Schools became known collectively as the Mohammedan tradition — not a creed of conquest, but a chorus of justice, equality, and devotion woven into the federations of Koina.
Sacred Texts & Traditions
The Qur’an remains the central revelation, preserved in Arabic but quickly translated across federations by the League of Translators. Without imperial canonization, variant recitations and commentaries are preserved side by side. Hadith traditions are valued, but schools emphasize different sets — some focusing on justice, others on piety. Rather than being forced into uniformity, textual diversity is normalized within the Accord’s plural framework.
Institutions & Structure
Mosques remain community centers of devotion, but without centralized caliphates, they do not become imperial hubs. Councils of teachers and jurists guide each school, aligned with guild oversight and federative law. Authority is decentralized, mirroring the Voices and Whispers model. Communities elect or rotate leaders, ensuring no dynastic religious monopoly emerges.
Relation to the Accord
Mohammedanism integrates with the Cooperative Federation through its emphasis on justice, equality, and civic duty. Its jurists contribute to restorative legal frameworks, while its devotional schools influence the rhythm of daily life in Arabian, Nubian, and Indic federations. Rather than seeing itself as universal law for all humanity, Mohammedanism positions itself as one of many paths within the plural whole.
Cultural Influence & Legacy
Arabic calligraphy, poetry, and architectural forms flourish, but without empire, they spread through admiration and exchange, not conquest. Mohammedan schools contribute greatly to astronomy, medicine, and law, echoing the historical role of Islamic scholars in our world but embedded in a broader cooperative ethos. Caravan routes become not just arteries of trade but also pathways of philosophical and devotional exchange.
Modern Presence
Today, Mohammedan schools are spread widely across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Adherents may align with multiple schools — Justice, Equality, Devotion — and often blend practice with Stoic or Buddhist philosophy. The faith is not defined by schism or empire but by dialogue and plurality. It stands as a tradition of moral discipline, communal devotion, and civic justice, fully woven into the cooperative order of the world.
Founding Date
906 zc
Type
Religious, Other
Alternative Names
The Schools of the Prophet / Paths of Justice
Demonym
Muslims / Mohammedans
Leader
Founders
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