Hijarat To Abyssinia (613, 615)
- Migrations in two batches (613, 615):
Rafiq Zakaria noted:
Unable to bear the hardships, a group of 15 Muslims, on the advice of Muhammad, migrated to Axum (in 613) where a benign Christian ruler, king Negus gave the shelter. Two years after (in 615) the first migration, a second group of about a hundred of the persecuted Muslims led by Jafar, brother of Ali, left for Axum.Some reports noted migrations were made to Axum in three batches.
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