The Hijrah[a], (Arabic: الهجرة, romanized: al-Hijrah, lit. 'migration') also Hegira (from Medieval Latin), was the journey the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. [3][4] The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri [b] and Solar Hijri calendars; its date equates to 1...

Hijrah, the Prophet Muhammad ’s migration (622 ce) from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) upon invitation in order to escape persecution. After arriving, Muhammad negotiated the Constitution of Medina with the local clans, thereby establishing the Muslim community as a sociopolitical entity for the first time.

Feb 9, 2010 · On September 27, 622, the prophet Muhammad completes his Hegira, or “flight,” from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution.

Hijrah was one of the most important events in the history of Islam. It is for this reason the Caliph Omar adopted hijrah date to calculate years. Muslims chose hijrah as the focal point to reckon their chronology.

Jun 11, 2018 · Hegira or Hejira (both: hĬjī´rə, hĕj´ərə) [Ar.,=Hijra=breaking off of relations], the departure of the prophet Muhammad [1] from Mecca in Sept., 622. Muhammad was a monotheist and preached against the polytheism of the Meccan religion.

Jul 6, 2024 · This was the Hijrah - anglicized as Hegira - usually, but inaccurately, translated as "Flight" - from which the Muslim era is dated. In fact, the Hijrah was not a flight but a carefully planned migration which marks not only a break in history - the beginning of the Islamic era- but also, for Muhammad ﷺ and the Muslims, a new way of life.

Hijrah (emigration) for the sake of Allah means moving from the land of shirk to the land of Islam as Muslims moved from Makkah to Madinah. Praise be to Allah.

The Hegira or Hijra (هِجْرَة ‎) is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him Medina, in the year 622.

Feb 11, 2013 · The Hijrah – emigration of the Prophet, , to Madeenah – constitutes a wonderful memory honored by many annually. But, it is only the wise who recognize its full magnanimity: as a victory for the believers and their escape from a life of injustice and subjugation to a free and respectable one.

In Islam, the term “Hijra” refers to the migration or emigration of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from Mecca (Makkah) to Medina (Madinah) in 622 CE. The Islamic calendar begins with this event and marks it as the year 1 A.H. (After Hijra).