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==Muslims Migration to Medina==
==Muslims Migration to Medina==


After the increasing pressures of the Meccans on Muslims and the First Pledge of Aqabah (12th year of Prophethood) and the Second Pledge of Aqabah (13th year of Prophethood), a group of the people of Medina embraced Islam and committed to defending the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Muslims. [15] Ibn Hishām, '' Al-Sīra al-Nabawīya '', vol. 1, p.480. ,,, Ṣāliḥī Shāmī,  Subul al-Hudā wa al-Rashād fī Sīrat Khayr al-ʿIbād '',vol. 3, p. 231.
After the increasing pressures of the Meccans on Muslims and the First Pledge of Aqabah (12th year of Prophethood) and the Second Pledge of Aqabah (13th year of Prophethood), a group of the people of Medina embraced Islam and committed to defending the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Muslims.<ref>Ibn Hishām, '' Al-Sīra al-Nabawīya '', vol. 1, p.480. ,,, Ṣāliḥī Shāmī,  Subul al-Hudā wa al-Rashād fī Sīrat Khayr al-ʿIbād '',vol. 3, p. 231.</ref>
The Prophet(s) decided on the migration of Muslims from Mecca to Medina, and the migration of Muslims to Medina began.


The Prophet (PBUH) decided on the migration of Muslims from Mecca to Medina, and the migration of Muslims to Medina began.
In the first three months of the 14th year of Prophethood, Muslims traveled to Medina in groups and settled among the tribes of Medina.<ref>Āyātī, ''Tārīkh Payāmbar Islām'',p. 312.</ref>
 
In the first three months of the 14th year of Prophethood, Muslims traveled to Medina in groups and settled among the tribes of Medina. [16] Āyātī, ''Tārīkh Payāmbar Islām'',p. 312.


These Muslims became known as the Muhajirun (migrants), and the Muslims of Medina were given the title Ansar (helpers).
These Muslims became known as the Muhajirun (migrants), and the Muslims of Medina were given the title Ansar (helpers).