The importance of this day lies in its celebration of the Hijra, the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. This one is considered an enticing event in Islamic history.

This event, known as the hijra in Arabic—rendered in English as “Hegira” and in French as "Hégire"—marks the beginning of the Islamic era. When he died ten years later, his sect had ...

Sultan Nazrin highlighted that with Prophet Muhammad’s strategic thinking, Islam continues to spread and thrive worldwide, and 1446 years since the Hijrah, Islam is now embraced by 1.9 billion ...