Hijrah
The Hijrah is the migration of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions from Mecca to Medina. It marks the start of the Islamic lunar calendar. The word is also used more generally for migrating away from hardship, for the sake of one's faith.
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Is the statement of Imam Malik regarding the division of Hijrah into seeking and fleeing considered a preponderant and agreed-upon opinion among the Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah?
The answer is unclear, but if the first question is about the explanation of Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith, it is available online. As for the second question regarding the types of hijrah (emigration), Ibn al-Arabi…
Is it permissible to move from Britain to Medina, following the example of the Prophet's migration (Hijrah), may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him?
Hijrah (emigration) from disbelieving lands to Muslim lands is obligatory for anyone who cannot openly practice their religion, based on the words of Allah the Almighty: (Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death]…
What should I do after having sworn an oath that if I commit a sin again, I would donate the money designated for Hijrah (emigration for the sake of Allah), and I have indeed committed the sin? Must I spend the money, or is it permissible for me to repent and prepare for Hijrah?
Migration to Islamic countries must continue, for the benefit of migration takes precedence over the harm of breaking an oath. Islamic law prioritizes the stronger benefit. If a person takes an oath and then sees…
Questions that use it
What is to be said about someone who claims that the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fled from Mecca and hid in the Cave of Thawr out of fear, and that Moses, upon him be peace, fled from Pharaoh's tyranny out of fear, even though the Hijrah was a divine command, and the verse indicates the Messenger's presence in the cave as a miracle, and Moses' departure was by Allah's command?
Are the last two verses of Surat At-Tawbah Makkan, revealed before the Hijrah, or after the Hijrah in Makkah?
How can the Prophet's (peace be upon him) biography be utilized in building societies and then Islamic states in a realistic manner, following the prophetic guidance, taking into account his focus on daʿwah (proselytizing), mobilization, and gaining allies in Mecca before the Hijrah and fighting?