Hijra

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The Hijra is the pivotal journey of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.

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Muhajirun 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in early Islamic history
migration
turning point in Islamic history
alsoKnownAs Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
surface form: Hegira
approxGregorianYear 622 CE
associatedWithConcept migration for the sake of God
sacrifice for faith
trust in God (tawakkul)
calendarEraStartOf Hijri calendar
Islamic lunar calendar
commemoratedBy Hijri calendar
surface form: Islamic New Year
commemoratedOn 1 Muharram
coreThemeIn Islamic historiography
Sira literature
correspondsToHijriYear 1 AH
followedBy Constitution of Medina
battles between Muslims and Quraysh
hasPrimaryLocation Hejaz
hasReligiousSignificance marks establishment of an Islamic community under divine law
marks separation from pagan persecution
influenced Muslim concepts of community (ummah)
development of Islamic political thought
involvedGroup Household of Muhammad
surface form: Muhajirun

early Muslims
involvedPerson Caliph Abu Bakr
surface form: Abu Bakr
isBasisFor Islamic dating system
ledBy Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
legalSignificanceIn Islamic jurisprudence
mentionedIn Hadith literature
opposedBy Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh of Mecca
precededBy persecution of Muslims in Mecca
pledges of Aqaba
relatedTo Constitution of Medina
Pre-Islamic Arabia
surface form: Meccan period of Muhammad

Early Islamic period
surface form: Medinan period of Muhammad

Quraysh
Ummah
religiousContext Islam
resultedIn beginning of the Islamic calendar
establishment of the first Islamic polity
formation of the first Muslim community in Medina
tookPlaceFrom Mecca
tookPlaceInCentury 7th century
tookPlaceInRegion Arabian Peninsula
tookPlaceInYear 622
tookPlaceTo Medina

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this entity surface form: Muhajirun
Surah Al-Hashr mentions Hijra
this entity surface form: Muhajirun
this entity surface form: Muhajirun
Muhammad migrationEvent Hijra