Hijra
Sign in to savethumb|Islamic miniature depicting Gabriel|Jibril delivering to [[Muhammad a message from God telling him to undertake the Hijrah]] The Hijrah, () also Hegira (from Medieval Latin), was the journey the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri and Solar Hijri calendars; its date equates to 16 July 622 in the Julian calendar.
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The Hijra was the journey that the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers made from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, fleeing persecution in their hometown. This migration is so significant in Islamic history that the year it occurred became the starting point for the Islamic calendar that Muslims use today.
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11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Background
- Situation in Medina
- Muhammad's encounters with Banu Aws and Banu Khazraj
- Migration
- Aftermath and legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Islamic miniature depicting Gabriel|Jibril delivering to [[Muhammad a message from God telling him to undertake the Hijrah]] The Hijrah, () also Hegira (from Medieval Latin), was the journey the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri and Solar Hijri calendars; its date equates to 16 July 622 in the Julian calendar.
Early in Muhammad's preaching of Islam, his followers only included his close friends and relatives. Following the spread of his religion. Muhammad and his small faction of Muslims then faced several challenges including a boycott of Muhammad's clan, torture, killing, and other forms of religious persecution by the Meccans. Toward the end of the decade, Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle, who supported him amidst the leaders of Mecca, died. Finally, the leaders of Mecca ordered the assassination of Muhammad, which was to be executed by 11 men with swords.