Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad

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Islamic religious event historical event

The Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad is the pivotal migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Hijra to Medina	19
Hijra from Mecca to Medina	6
Hijrah	5
Hijra of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina	3
Hijra of Muslims to Medina	2
Hijra of Prophet Muhammad	2
Hijrah to Medina	2
Hegira	1
Hijra of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina	1
Hijra of Muhammad in 622	1
Hijra of Muhammad to Medina	1
HijraToMedina	1
Hijrah (migration to Medina)	1
Hijrah (migration) for God	1
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad canonical	1
Hijrat al-Nabi	1
Migration of Prophet Muhammad	1
Migration to Medina	1
Muhammad settled in Medina	1
الهجرة النبوية	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
Context triple: [Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, associatedWith, Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad]

A. Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
B. Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
C. Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
D. Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
E. Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
Target entity description: The Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad is the pivotal migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.

A. Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
B. Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
C. Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
D. Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
E. Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious event ⓘ historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hijra ⓘ Hijrat al-Nabi ⓘ linked to: Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad Migration to Medina ⓘ linked to: Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
associatedTribe	Ansar ⓘ Aws ⓘ Khazraj ⓘ Muhajirun ⓘ linked to: Hijra Quraysh ⓘ
calendarSystem	Hijri calendar ⓘ
category	Events in the life of Muhammad ⓘ
cause	Quraysh opposition to Islam ⓘ persecution of Muslims in Mecca ⓘ
commemoratedBy	1 Muharram ⓘ Islamic New Year ⓘ linked to: Hijri calendar
date	622 CE ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Badr ⓘ Constitution of Medina ⓘ
influenced	Islamic political theory ⓘ Muslim concepts of community and citizenship ⓘ development of Islamic law ⓘ
involvesPerson	Abu Bakr ⓘ linked to: Caliph Abu Bakr Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
IslamicYear	1 AH ⓘ
keyLocation	Cave of Thawr ⓘ Masjid Quba ⓘ Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Quba ⓘ
legalSignificance	basis for dating Islamic legal documents ⓘ
marksBeginningOf	Islamic calendar ⓘ linked to: Hijri calendar
mentionedIn	Hadith collections ⓘ linked to: Hadith literature Sirah literature ⓘ linked to: Islamic biographical literature (sira)
politicalSignificance	foundation of Muslim ummah ⓘ transition from persecution to statehood ⓘ
precededBy	First Pledge of Aqabah ⓘ linked to: pledges of Aqaba Second Pledge of Aqabah ⓘ linked to: pledges of Aqaba
preMigrationDestination	Abyssinia ⓘ linked to: Ethiopia
recognizedBy	all major Islamic schools of thought ⓘ
religiousSignificance	model for seeking religious freedom ⓘ symbol of sacrifice and trust in God ⓘ turning point in early Islamic history ⓘ
result	establishment of first Muslim community in Medina ⓘ formation of first Islamic state ⓘ political leadership of Prophet Muhammad in Medina ⓘ
spiritualSignificance	emphasis on migration for the sake of God ⓘ
tookPlaceFrom	Mecca ⓘ
tookPlaceTo	Medina ⓘ Yathrib ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → associatedWith → Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ

Uthman ibn Affan → migration → Hijra to Medina ⓘ

subject linked to: Caliph Uthman ibn Affan