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The Holy Quran emphasizes the importance of Hijrah in the way of God in multiple verses. | The Holy Quran emphasizes the importance of Hijrah in the way of God in multiple verses. | ||
In verse 218 of Surah Al-Baqarah, the believing migrants and those who strive (in God’s cause) are described as hopeful for God’s mercy and forgiveness. | In verse 218 of Surah Al-Baqarah, the believing migrants and those who strive (in God’s cause) are described as hopeful for God’s mercy and forgiveness.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, '' Al-Amthāl fī Tafsīr Kitāb Allāh'', vol. 2, p. 108.</ref> | ||
Verses 97 and 100 of Surah An-Nisa describe the grim fate of those who, despite having the ability, refrain from migrating, and promise the migrants both eternal reward and increased provision. | Verses 97 and 100 of Surah An-Nisa describe the grim fate of those who, despite having the ability, refrain from migrating, and promise the migrants both eternal reward and increased provision.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, '' Al-Amthāl fī Tafsīr Kitāb Allāh'', vol. 3, p. 403/408.</ref> | ||
Verse 72 of Surah Al-Anfal considers the migrants and the Ansar as allies of one another and declares that friendship with those who have not migrated is futile until they do so. | Verse 72 of Surah Al-Anfal considers the migrants and the Ansar as allies of one another and declares that friendship with those who have not migrated is futile until they do so.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, '' Al-Amthāl fī Tafsīr Kitāb Allāh'', vol. 5, p. 504.</ref> | ||
Also, in verse 56 of Surah Al-Ankabut, by referring to the vastness of God’s earth, the necessity of migrating from an environment where God’s disobedience is widespread is emphasized. | Also, in verse 56 of Surah Al-Ankabut, by referring to the vastness of God’s earth, the necessity of migrating from an environment where God’s disobedience is widespread is emphasized.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, '' Al-Amthāl fī Tafsīr Kitāb Allāh'', vol. 12, p. 438.</ref> | ||
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The Migration of Muslims in Early Islam | The Migration of Muslims in Early Islam | ||
At the beginning of Islam, Muslims experienced two migrations due to the pressure and persecution from the polytheists of Mecca. The first migration was to Abyssinia. | At the beginning of Islam, Muslims experienced two migrations due to the pressure and persecution from the polytheists of Mecca. The first migration was to Abyssinia.<ref>al-Jamīl , ''Muhājirat ilā Ḥabasha '', p. 36.</ref> | ||
Financial difficulties and the need to engage in new occupational activities in Abyssinia were among the challenges faced by this group. | Financial difficulties and the need to engage in new occupational activities in Abyssinia were among the challenges faced by this group.<ref>al-Jamīl , ''Muhājirat ilā Ḥabasha '', p. 183.</ref> | ||
Some consider the migration to Abyssinia to have occurred in two phases, meaning that in the fifth year, the Muslims who had migrated to Abyssinia returned to Mecca following rumors of the Quraysh converting to Islam, and then some of them went back to Abyssinia with a larger group. | Some consider the migration to Abyssinia to have occurred in two phases, meaning that in the fifth year, the Muslims who had migrated to Abyssinia returned to [[Mecca]] following rumors of the Quraysh converting to Islam, and then some of them went back to Abyssinia with a larger group.<ref>al-Jamīl , ''Muhājirat ilā Ḥabasha '', p. 174.</ref> | ||
Some of the migrants to Abyssinia participated in the Battle of Uhud. | Some of the migrants to Abyssinia participated in the Battle of Uhud.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Fatḥ al-Buldān'',p. 676.</ref> | ||
The second migration was to Medina, which is considered a turning point in Islamic history. It began with the invitation of the people of Yathrib (Medina) to the Prophet ( | The second migration was to [[Medina]], which is considered a turning point in Islamic history. It began with the invitation of the people of Yathrib (Medina) to [[The Prophet|the Prophet(s)]] and led to the establishment of the first Islamic state and the creation of an independent community for Muslims.*** | ||
==Muslims Migration to Medina== | ==Muslims Migration to Medina== | ||