According to Qur’anic verses...

According to Qur’anic verses, migration for the sake of preserving faith was divinely sanctioned: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا ۚ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا ‎ “Indeed, those whom the angels take away while they are wronging themselves, they ask, ‘What state were you in?’ They reply, ‘We were oppressed in the land.’ They say, ‘Was not Allah’s earth vast enough so that you might migrate in it?’ The refuge of such shall be hell, and it is an evil destination” (Qur’an 4:97).

According to Faqih Imani, “the verse was revealed and counted guilty those who did not migrate and stayed in the environment of infidelity. The verse blamed them because they had wronged against themselves. Thus, it is obligatory to migrate from the centre of infidelity, and staying there to be a multitude of the soldiers of disbelievers, is unlawful [2] “. The Prophet (PBUHH) prepared carefully and with utmost secrecy.

The Quraysh, realizing that his departure would strengthen Islam, conspired to kill him by selecting assassins from different tribes so that no single clan would bear responsibility for his blood [3] . The Prophet was divinely informed of this plot (Qur’an 8:30).

Therefore, on Thursday night of the Rabi’ Awwal 1 of the year 14 after Bi’that/September 13, 622, the Prophet (PBUHH) left Mecca, and Imam Ali ibn Abī Ṭālib (a.s) was asked to sleep in the bed of the Prophet, so that the assassins would not realize the departure of the Prophet (PBUHH) and not chase him. The night is called Laylat al-Mabit (The Night of the Sleeping). Verse 207 of Qur’an 2 was revealed about the sacrifice of Imam ‘Ali (a.s) for saving the life of the Prophet [4] .

These preparations show that the Prophet’s Hijrah was not merely a spontaneous escape but a divinely guided mission executed with careful planning, reliance on trustworthy companions, and complete trust in Allah’s promise of protection. The Journey to Yathrib (Medina) After leaving his home in Mecca, the (PBUHH) began the perilous journey to Yathrib, later known as Medina. Pursued by Quraysh horsemen determined to capture or kill him, he took refuge in the cave of Ghar Thawr [5] .

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