{"id":2722,"date":"2021-08-13T21:08:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T20:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2021-08-13T21:08:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T20:08:35","slug":"hijra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/hijra\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the greatest events in the history of Islam is the\nHijra of the Muslims from Mecca to Madina but what does the word Hijra mean? From\nthe explanation just given, we can conclude that this means the migration from\nthe land from where you may be currently, a land where you\u2019ve been born and\nraised, a place you call home \u2013 to a land that is new to you, unfamiliar to you\nand a land you may have never been to before \u2013 all for the sake of Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hijra often means migrating in order to protect your deen,\nyour family and for your safety. It can mean to migrate to escape oppression or\npersecution. It can mean to join other Muslims to form a bigger community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From history we know that Hijra was also done for a group of\nMuslims from Makkah to Abyssinia on the command of the Prophet SAWS to escape\nthe persecution they were feeling in Makkah at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, we can see that the conditions for the need\nto perform hijra is felt for all of us here. However, we ought to start by\nremembering that we are not alone in our challenges, wherever we are in the\nworld because we have Allah SWT looking out for us. He conveys this to us in\nthe Quran and the imam reminded us of this through the 30<sup>th<\/sup> ayat of\nSura Al-Anfal which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, when the disbelievers\nplotted to imprison, kill or expel you. They plotted, and Allah planned\nsomething else, and Allah is the best of planners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside this, we also have the lesson from the Messenger\u2019s\nSAWS migration from Makkah which is relayed to us in the 40<sup>th<\/sup> ayat\nof Sura Tauba which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you won\u2019t help him, Allah has\nalready helped when the disbelievers expelled him from Makkah. They were two in\nthe cave when he said to his companion, \u201cDo not worry. Allah is with us.\u201d So,\nAllah comforted him and helped him with armied that you didn\u2019t see, and He\nfoiled their plan. Allah\u2019s plan is supreme. Allah is Almighty, Wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so we can see that there is both comfort in those who\nchoose to perform hijra as well as those who choose not to. And everyone\u2019s\ncircumstances are different and so it is down to the individual to determine if\nhijra is applicable to themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reminder concludes with some pointers on the process of\nperforming hijra, what it involves and what ought to be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One of the actions of the Prophet SAWS after\nhijra was to build a masjid. And so it makes sense that if one is to perform\nhijra today then they ought to move to a place where they are free to worship,\nbetter still where there is a masjid close by as this provides the Muslim with\na community centre, a hub and a place where they can meet other Muslims and help\ntransition the journey to a new place.<\/li><li>Create a brotherhood between the Muhajireen\n(i.e. the one performing the Hijra) and those whose community or lands you are\ntravelling to. There are rights for both parties and as a Muhajireen, it\u2019s\nimportant that you respect their rights, don\u2019t overwhelm them or impose your ways\nonto them as this will not create a bond but cause division between you both.<\/li><li>Lastly, the Prophet SAWS did a constitution when\nhe migrated. In our time and age this means that we understand and respect the\nlaws of the land to which we are migrating. Again, this will help facilitate\nunderstanding and trust between the two groups.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, hijra is something we ought to be aware of in\ncase it becomes necessary in our lives. We live in an increasingly unstable\nglobal landscape and so we need to be aware. However, alongside this if we are\naware of the rules regarding hijra then it puts us in the best place to be able\nto perform it successfully and with the blessing of Allah SWT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest events in the history of Islam is the Hijra of the Muslims from Mecca to Madina but what does the word Hijra mean? 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