Hijra
Timeline of Muhammad in Medina | |
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c. 622 | Emigrates to Medina (Hijra) |
623 | Caravan Raids begin |
623 | Al Kudr Invasion |
624 | Battle of Badr: Muslims defeat Meccans |
624 | Battle of Sawiq, Abu Sufyan escapes capture |
624 | Expulsion of Banu Qaynuqa |
624 | Invasion of Thi Amr, Muhammed raids Ghatafan tribes |
624 | Assassination of Khaled b. Sufyan & Abu Rafi |
625 | Battle of Uhud: Meccans defeat Muslims |
625 | Tragedy of Bir Maona and Al Raji |
625 | Invasion of Hamra al-Asad, successfully terrifies enemy to cause retreat |
625 | Banu Nadir expelled after Invasion |
625 | Invasion of Nejd, Badr and Dumatul Jandal |
627 | Battle of the Trench |
627 | Invasion of Banu Qurayza, successful siege |
628 | Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, gains access to Kaaba |
628 | Conquest of the Khaybar oasis |
629 | First hajj pilgrimage |
629 | Attack on Byzantine Empire fails: Battle of Mu'tah |
630 | Bloodless conquest of Mecca |
630 | Battle of Hunayn |
630 | Siege of Ta'if |
631 | Rules most of the Arabian peninsula |
632 | Attacks the Ghassanids: Tabuk |
632 | Farewell hajj pilgrimage |
632 | Wasal (June 8): Medina |
The Hijra is the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. In September 622, warned of a plot to assassinate him, Muhammad secretly slipped out of Mecca, moving with his followers to Medina, 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Mecca. The Hijra is celebrated annually on the first day of the Muslim year.
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