In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah the Lord of all creation. May Allah grant His praise, manifest his virtue and elevate the status of the noblest of the Prophets and the Seal of the Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad and protect him, the message of […]
And the word Hijrah comes from the root h/j/r. These letters in Arabic indicate movement and locomotion. In whatever order, the letters convey sound audibility. And because sound causes movement in air and moves from one place to another, from the mouth of the speaker to the ears of the hearer, the root letters also connote transport and movement. Hijrah from one place to another involves movement and transport.
Religious persecution and the quest for religious freedom have played an important role in migration, forcing people to flee for their lives. The connection between religion and migration is a cross-cutting issue throughout the history of major religions such as Christianity , Islam , and Judaism . While in Makkah, the Prophet Muhammad continued to invite the Arab tribes that flocked to Makkah to Allah the Almighty, presenting himself to them and the message of guidance and the mercy that he brought.
“Ya Sin. By the Qur’an, full of Wisdom,- you are indeed one of the Messengers, On a Straight Way. It is a Revelation sent down by , the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. In order that you may admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remain heedless . And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see.”And so Allah the Almighty gave His permission to His Prophet to migrate.
The secret nature of the Prophet’s Hijrah and the precautions he took all demonstrate his human insecurities. He ordered Ali to sleep in his bed in his place, chose an unconventional route to Madinah, took measures to wipe out their footsteps, and sheltered with his companion Abu Bakr in a cave to hide from the pursuing enemy. All of this reveals his reliance on Allah but at the same time, his employment of every human endeavour to achieve his goal.
The significance of Prophet Hijrah from Makkah to Madinah is not limited to Islamic history or to Muslims. The Hijrah not only reshaped – socially and politically – the Arab Peninsula, but also had its impact on worldwide civilisations. • Transition from being a simple Islamic group of believers, to being the Islamic nation. This was an organised Islamic state, with a central leadership and other organisations.
Prophet Hijrah, no doubt, kindled the light of hope in the hearts of the early Muslims who set a shining example for all Muslims, in every generation, to emulate. When Prophet Muhammad immigrated from Makkah to Madinah, he did not just transfer his residence or take shelter in another city, but as soon as he arrived in Madinah he began the transformation of that city in every aspect as follows:The Prophet first established a Mosque to worship Allah. He himself worked in carrying the stones and building that small, humble but most powerful structure. That was the beginning, but soon other mosques were established in Madinah.
“And Lut believed him, and said: Lo! I am a fugitive unto my Lord. Lo! He, only He, is the Mighty, the Wise.” [Qur’an, 29: 26]“And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me.” [Qur’an, 37: 99] Then Prophet Musa went to a country called Madyan, where he married the daughter of a righteous man and stayed with him for ten years. Throughout that period, Prophet Musa had no divine mission. He lived as a righteous man, a good husband, and a generous son-in-law; however, he had no prominent role to perform. That is to say, Prophet Musa had emigrated for fear of revenge.
The Islamic calendar was first introduced by the close companion of the Prophet, Umar Ibn Al-Khattab as mentioned above. During his leadership of the Muslim community, in approximately 638 CE, he consulted with his advisors in order to come to a decision regarding the various dating systems used at that time. It was agreed that the most appropriate reference point for the Islamic calendar was the Hijrah, since it was an important turning point for the Muslim community .
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