HIJRAH TO NEG ASH & TO MEDINA

When early Muslims in Mecca were being persecuted and could not openly and freely practice Islam, the Prophet (SAW) sent a first and a second batch of them on Hijrah (migration) to Aksum, the Capital of Habasha, a Kingdom under a Christian King. The migrant Muslims were well received, treated justly and given protection by the King who settled them in Negash Town where they freely practiced Islam and established the World’s First Muslim Community; not in Arabia (the birth place of Islam) but in a mountainous region of Africa! This Book chronicles the Two Hijrah (migrations) to Habasha and the first Muslim Community the migrant Muslims founded in that Christian Kingdom. That pioneer “Interfaith Union”, personally sealed by the Highest Authority in Islam, Prophet Muhammad (SAW), and the Most Powerful Christian King in the World at that time, Negus Armah, clearly demonstrate Islam’s and Christianity’s deep rooted and faith-based attributes of peace, love, benevolence, accommodation, friendship, understanding and respect for one another’s beliefs. The central message here is clear, “Apply The Negash Formula Today For Peace To Reign In The World!”

This Book also gives a brief on the Third Hijrah in Islam from Mecca to Medina some 400 kilometers away. That Hijrah marked a turning point in Islam, as the people of Medina embraced Islam fully and gave the migrant Muslims from Mecca all the necessary assistance and cooperation, which enabled the Religion of Islam to grow and to flourish. It was from Medina that the Religion of Islam was spread to the whole World. That Hijrah marked the beginning of the Muslim Calender, the 12 Months Hijri Calender (After Hijrah – AH)