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What does the Hijra symbolize in Islam, and what did it start?
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The Hijra (hijrah, Arabic: هجرة) — Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) in 622 CE — symbolizes a spiritual and communal turning point: surrender to God, leaving persecution and worldly ties for faith, reliance on divine will, and the forging of unity and brotherhood between migrants (Muhajirun) and helpers (Ansar).
What it started:
- The founding of the first organized Muslim community and polity in Medina (the ummah and the first Islamic state, with the Constitution of Medina).
- The transition of Islam from a persecuted movement to a religious, social and political order.
- The Islamic (Hijri) calendar: the year of the Hijra marks year 1 AH (Anno Hegirae) and is the epoch used in Islamic chronology.
What it started:
- The founding of the first organized Muslim community and polity in Medina (the ummah and the first Islamic state, with the Constitution of Medina).
- The transition of Islam from a persecuted movement to a religious, social and political order.
- The Islamic (Hijri) calendar: the year of the Hijra marks year 1 AH (Anno Hegirae) and is the epoch used in Islamic chronology.
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