History of the Arabs and Islam Series - The Prophet’s State in Medina, A Study in Its Composition and Organization, by Iraqi historian Dr. Saleh Ahmed al-Ali (1918-2003). This is a study on the establishment of the Islamic state in Medina, and the organization, development, expansion and consolidation of the state in the Arabian Peninsula, during the life of the Prophet and right after during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.