The "flight" of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E. is called the:
A. Shari’a.
B. Hijra.
C. Salafi.
D. Ashura.
B. Hijra.
In 622 C.E., the Prophet and his followers fled Mecca for Medina, then called Yathrib, about two hundred miles to the north. This relocation is called the Hijra, "flight," and is used to mark year 1 A.H., (in the year of the flight), on the Islamic calendar; much as Christians traditionally use A.D., "in the year of our Lord (Jesus)."
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