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==Types of Hijra==
==Types of Hijra==


The concept of Hijrah in Islamic literature has been used both for geographical migration from one land to another and for abandoning sin and returning to God.
The concept of Hijra in Islamic literature has been used both for geographical migration from one land to another and for abandoning sin and returning to God. For example, in some hadiths of the Prophet, the best Hijra is considered to be distancing oneself from sin.<ref>Rīshah-rī, ''Muntakhab Mīzān al-Ḥikma '',p. 521/6341/6342/6343.</ref>


For example, in some hadiths of the Prophet, the best Hijrah is considered to be distancing oneself from sin.<ref>Rīshah-rī, ''Muntakhab Mīzān al-Ḥikma '',p. 521/6341/6342/6343.</ref>
In historical sources, Hijra in early Islam has two examples: the migrants to Abyssinia and the migrants to [[Medina]].<ref>Ibn Hishām, '' Al-Sīra al-Nabawīya '', vol. 1, p. 321-323.</ref>
 
In historical sources, Hijrah in early Islam has two examples: the migrants to Abyssinia and the migrants to Medina.<ref>Ibn Hishām, '' Al-Sīra al-Nabawīya '', vol. 1, p. 321-323.</ref>


==Hijra in the Quran==
==Hijra in the Quran==