Hijra to Abyssinia

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Hijra to Abyssinia was the early migration of some of the first Muslims from Mecca to the Christian kingdom of Aksum (in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea) to escape persecution and seek protection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in early Islamic history
migration event
alsoKnownAs First Hijra
Hijra to Abyssinia
surface form: First Migration to Abyssinia

Hijra to Abyssinia
surface form: al-Hijra ilā al-Ḥabasha
associatedWithTribe Quraysh
followedBy Hijra to Medina
hasApproximateDate around 615 CE
several years before 622 CE
hasCause persecution of Muslims in Mecca
hasMoralTheme justice of the Christian king
patience under persecution
religious tolerance
hasNumberOfMigrants small group of early Muslims
hasOutcome protection granted by the Negus
some migrants later joined the Prophet in Medina
temporary settlement of Muslims in Abyssinia
hasPhase first group of migrants
second group of migrants
hasPurpose escape persecution
freedom to practice Islam
seek protection
hasSignificance early Muslim–Christian relations
example of seeking asylum
first organized migration of Muslims
hostReligion Christianity
hostRuler Christian king of Aksum
involvedCommunity Sahaba
early Muslims
involvedPerson Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
surface form: Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib

Ruqayyah bint Muhammad
surface form: Ruqayya bint Muhammad

Umm Salama
Negus of Abyssinia
surface form: al-Najāshī (the Negus of Aksum)

Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
surface form: ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān
isDescribedIn early Islamic historiography
hadith collections
sīra literature
languageContext Arabic
locatedInTime before Hijra to Medina
early 7th century
originatedFrom Mecca
politicalContext opposition of Quraysh in Mecca
precededBy intensified persecution in Mecca
religiousContext Islam
tookPlaceIn Ethiopia
surface form: Abyssinia

Aksumite Empire
surface form: Kingdom of Aksum

present-day Eritrea
Ethiopia
surface form: present-day Ethiopia

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Umm Habiba convertedToIslamBefore Hijra to Abyssinia
Umm Salama participatedIn Hijra to Abyssinia
this entity surface form: firstMigrationToAbyssinia
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad associatedWith Hijra to Abyssinia
Hijra to Abyssinia alsoKnownAs Hijra to Abyssinia
this entity surface form: First Migration to Abyssinia
Hijra to Abyssinia alsoKnownAs Hijra to Abyssinia
this entity surface form: al-Hijra ilā al-Ḥabasha
Asma bint Umais migration Hijra to Abyssinia
this entity surface form: First migration to Abyssinia
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan migration Hijra to Abyssinia
Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh tookPartIn Hijra to Abyssinia
this entity surface form: First migration to Abyssinia