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In seventh Islamic month (Rajab) of 7 BH (614–615 CE)^[1] twelve male and twelve female Sahaba, the Muslims who originally converted in Mecca, migrated to Aksumite Ethiopia (in Arabic, al-Habash, or "Abyssinia"), seeking refuge from persecution ^[1]. They returned after three month to Arabia due to a misinformation only to find that the persecution had not halted. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwÄ«m al-hijrÄ«; Persian: گاه‌شماری هجري قمری ‎ Gāhshomāri-ye hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to... Rajab (Arabic: رجب ) is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. ... Events The Persian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged by fire and the True Cross is captured. ... Events The Edict of Paris grants extensive rights to the Frankish nobility. ... Era Vulgaris redirects here. ... In Islam, the SÌ£aḥābah (Arabic: ‎ companions) were the companions of Muhammad. ... The Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum), was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing from ca. ... The term Habesha (Geez ሐበሻ ḥabaśā, Amh. ... In the early days of Islam at Mecca, the new Muslims were often subjected to abuse and persecution. ...

History

Prelude

After the conversion of Hamza, the companions of Muhammad began to offer prayers publicly. In turn, the Quraysh intensified their opposition by torturing the Muslims. Muhammad told his followers to leave for Ethiopia, where "a king rules without injustice, a land of truthfulness-until God leads us to a way out of our difficulty." Hamza () is a letter in the Arabic alphabet, representing the glottal stop . ... In Islam, the Ṣaḥābah (Arabic: ‎ companions) were the companions of Muhammad. ... Quraish (sura) is also the name of a Surah in the Quran. ...

First migration

In seventh Islamic month (Rajab) of 7 BH (614–615 CE) ^[1], eleven men and four women undertook the first migration ^[2]. The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwÄ«m al-hijrÄ«; Persian: گاه‌شماری هجري قمری ‎ Gāhshomāri-ye hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to... Rajab (Arabic: رجب ) is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. ... Events The Persian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged by fire and the True Cross is captured. ... Events The Edict of Paris grants extensive rights to the Frankish nobility. ... Era Vulgaris redirects here. ...

They sneaked out of Mecca a dark night and headed for the sea where two boats happened to be sailing for their destination, Ethiopia. News of their intended departure reached Quraish, so some men were despatched in their pursuit, but the Muslims had already left Shuaibah Port towards their secure haven where they were received warmly and accorded hospitality ^[3].

Returning back

In ninth Islamic month (Ramadan), the events regarding the Satanic verses transpired, and when news was misreported to the the emigrants, they were informed that the whole of Quraish had embraced Islam so they made their way back home and arrived in tenth Islamic month (Shawwal) of 7 BH (614–615 CE) ^[3]. The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwÄ«m al-hijrÄ«; Persian: گاه‌شماری هجري قمری ‎ Gāhshomāri-ye hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to... This article is about Islamic religious observances in the month of Ramadan. ... For the novel by Salman Rushdie, see The Satanic Verses. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwÄ«m al-hijrÄ«; Persian: گاه‌شماری هجري قمری ‎ Gāhshomāri-ye hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to... Shawwal is the tenth month on the Islamic calendar. ... Events The Persian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged by fire and the True Cross is captured. ... Events The Edict of Paris grants extensive rights to the Frankish nobility. ... Era Vulgaris redirects here. ...

Upon return, however, they found the persecution even stronger ^[2].

When the returning emigrants were only an hour's travel from Meccan, they realized that the situation. Some of the Muslims returned back to Ethiopia while the rest continued to Mecca, some in sneaked in secret while others sought asylum (Arabic: Istijarah) ^[3]. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ...

When the Meccan polytheists came to know the good treatment they had received in Ethiopia they got indignant and started to mete out severer and more horrible maltreatment and tortures to the Muslims, thus Muhammad announced for a second migration to Ethiopia.^[3].

List

Those emigrating to Abyssinia included:

Male

• Uthman ^[1][3]
• Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh

Female For other uses of the name, see Uthman (name). ... He was Zaynab bint Jahsh brother and married to Ramlah ibn Abu Sufyan aka Umm Habiba Ramla. ...

• Ruqayyah bint Muhammad ^[1][3]
• Ramlah binte Abi-Sufyan

Ruqayyah is a daughter of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. ... Ramlah binte Abi-Sufyan, رملة بنت أبي سفيان, aka Umm Habiba, أم حبيبة, was the daughter of Abu Sufyan. ...

See also

• Habesha
• Timeline of 7th century Islamic history

The term Habesha (Geez ሐበሻ ḥabaśā, Amh. ... 7th Century (601 - 700) (23 BH - 81 AH) 610: The first revelation in the cave at Mt. ...

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