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==The reason for the migration== | ==The reason for the migration== | ||
After [[bi'that]] (the first [[revelation]] of the Prophet (s)), some people in [[Mecca]] believed in the Prophet (s). In reaction to this, heads of Quraysh began torturing and persecuting people who converted to Islam. Thus the Prophet (s) told Muslims to migrate to Abyssinia, because its | After [[bi'that]] (the first [[revelation]] of [[the Prophet (s)]]), some people in [[Mecca]] believed in the Prophet (s). In reaction to this, heads of [[Quraysh]] began torturing and persecuting people who converted to [[Islam]]. Thus the Prophet (s) told Muslims to migrate to Abyssinia, because its ruler—[[Ashama b. Abjar]]—was a just and pious [[Christianity|Christian]]. The migration took place surreptitiously; two commercial ships took the [[:Category:Immigrants to Abyssinia|immigrants to Abyssinia]] with half the price. There were two migrations by Muslims to Abyssinia. According to [[Ya'qubi]], in the first migration 12 men went to Abyssinia, and in the second 70 men (not including women and children) migrated there. | ||
==The first migration== | ==The first migration== | ||