Makkan PeriodPersecution

Migration to Abyssinia

Persecuted believers migrate to the just Christian king (the Negus).

When (CE)

615 CE

Where

Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

Prophet's age

≈ 45

As persecution intensified, the Prophet ﷺ directed a group of believers to seek refuge with the Negus of Abyssinia, a just Christian king.

When Quraysh sent envoys to demand their return, Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib spoke for the Muslims and recited verses of Sūrat Maryam; moved to tears, the Negus refused to surrender them.

Key figures

The Negus (al-Najāshī)Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib (ra)

Reflections

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Source & authenticity · Compiled from standard Seerah works, principally Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) by S. al-Mubarakpuri. Editorial summaries in our own words; dates per traditional sources. Long-form detail is expanded from vetted sources and under scholarly review.

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Migration to Abyssinia

Key figures

Reflections

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