Hijra to Abyssinia

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Hijra to Abyssinia was the early migration of some of the first Muslims from Mecca to the Christian kingdom of Aksum (in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea) to escape persecution and seek protection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in early Islamic history ⓘ
migration event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Hijra ⓘ
First Migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia

al-Hijra ilā al-Ḥabasha ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
associatedWithTribe Quraysh ⓘ
followedBy Hijra to Medina ⓘ
hasApproximateDate around 615 CE ⓘ
several years before 622 CE ⓘ
hasCause persecution of Muslims in Mecca ⓘ
hasMoralTheme justice of the Christian king ⓘ
patience under persecution ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
hasNumberOfMigrants small group of early Muslims ⓘ
hasOutcome protection granted by the Negus ⓘ
some migrants later joined the Prophet in Medina ⓘ
temporary settlement of Muslims in Abyssinia ⓘ
hasPhase first group of migrants ⓘ
second group of migrants ⓘ
hasPurpose escape persecution ⓘ
freedom to practice Islam ⓘ
seek protection ⓘ
hasSignificance early Muslim–Christian relations ⓘ
example of seeking asylum ⓘ
first organized migration of Muslims ⓘ
hostReligion Christianity ⓘ
hostRuler Christian king of Aksum ⓘ
involvedCommunity Sahaba ⓘ
early Muslims ⓘ
involvedPerson Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad ⓘ
Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib ⓘ
Ruqayya bint Muhammad ⓘ
Umm Salama ⓘ
al-Najāshī (the Negus of Aksum) ⓘ
linked to: Negus of Abyssinia

ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān ⓘ
isDescribedIn early Islamic historiography ⓘ
hadith collections ⓘ
sīra literature ⓘ
languageContext Arabic ⓘ
locatedInTime before Hijra to Medina ⓘ
early 7th century ⓘ
originatedFrom Mecca ⓘ
politicalContext opposition of Quraysh in Mecca ⓘ
precededBy intensified persecution in Mecca ⓘ
religiousContext Islam ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Abyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopia

Kingdom of Aksum ⓘ
linked to: Aksumite Empire

present-day Eritrea ⓘ
present-day Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopia

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Umm Habiba → convertedToIslamBefore → Hijra to Abyssinia ⓘ
Umm Salama → participatedIn → firstMigrationToAbyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad → associatedWith → Hijra to Abyssinia ⓘ
Hijra to Abyssinia → alsoKnownAs → First Migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
Hijra to Abyssinia → alsoKnownAs → al-Hijra ilā al-Ḥabasha ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
Asma bint Umais → migration → First migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan → migration → Hijra to Abyssinia ⓘ
Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh → tookPartIn → First migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
Audience with Negus of Abyssinia → features → Quraysh diplomatic mission to Abyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → migration → First migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
subject linked to: Jaʿfar al-Tayyar
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → migration → Second migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
subject linked to: Jaʿfar al-Tayyar
linked to: Hijra to Abyssinia