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'''Migration to Abyssinia''' was an event in which some Muslims in [[Mecca]] migrated to [[Abyssinia]] in the early years of [[bi'that]] at the command of [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]] in order to escape the brutal oppressions of the [[polytheist]]s. The [[Quraysh]] sent [['Amr b. 'As]] and 'Abd Allah b. Abi Rabi'a to Abyssinia in order to extradite the [[:Category: | '''Migration to Abyssinia''' was an event in which some Muslims in [[Mecca]] migrated to [[Abyssinia]] in the early years of [[bi'that]] at the command of [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]] in order to escape the brutal oppressions of the [[polytheist]]s. The [[Quraysh]] sent [['Amr b. 'As]] and 'Abd Allah b. Abi Rabi'a to Abyssinia in order to extradite the [[:Category:Emigrants to Abyssinia|emmigrants]], but [[Ashama b. Abjar]]—the King of Abyssinia known as al-Najashi—was impressed by the remarks of [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib]], the head of the migrants, and thus he did not surrender them to the polytheists. Some Muslims passed away in Abyssinia, and some of them had children there; [['Abd Allah b. Ja'far]]—[[Zaynab (a)]]'s husband—was born in Abyssinia. | ||
==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 ruler—[[Ashama b. Abjar]]—was a just and pious [[Christianity|Christian]]. The migration took place surreptitiously; two commercial ships took the [[:Category: | 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:Emigrants to Abyssinia|emigrants 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== |