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The Islamic prophet Muhammad came to the city of Medina following the migration of his followers in what is known as the Hijrah (migration to Medina) in 622. He had been invited to Medina by city leaders to adjudicate disputes between clans from which the city suffered. [2]
Hijrah, the Prophet Muhammad’s migration along with the early Muslim community from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE in order to escape persecution. The date represents the starting point of the Muslim era, having been introduced as the basis for an Islamic calendar by Umar, the second caliph, in 639 CE.
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Feb 9, 2010 · Learn how the prophet Muhammad fled from Mecca to Medina in 622 to escape persecution and establish Islam as a powerful religion and state. Find out the significance of the Hegira for the Muslim calendar and the history of Arabia and the world.
Muhammad. The Hijrah ( Arabic: الهجرة hijra, originally 'a severing of ties of kinship or association' [1] [2] ), 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 ...
Muhammad, or Mohammed, (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia—died June 8, 632, Medina), Arab prophet who established the religion of Islam. The son of a merchant of the ruling tribe, he was orphaned at age six. He married a rich widow, Khadījah, with whom he had six children, including Fāṭimah, a daughter.
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