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Explain the Hijrah and asses its significance for Islam (20 marks) The Hijrah is the flight or emigration when Mohammad left for Medina in 622, the Hijrah can also mean to leave a place to seek sanctuary or freedom from persecution and this is what Mohammad did. Mohammad was rejected by the people of Makkah because he was a Monotheist, worshipped one God and the people of Makkah where Polytheists and therefore believed in more than one God. In Makkah Mohammad was seen as a troublemaker and left because of public humiliation and the establishment of the Muslim ghetto was set up and their lives where in danger. Moving to Medina was the most important event for Islam because it is when the Islamic Calendar began because the first Muslim community (umma) was formally formed and once in Medina Mohammad was free to preach openly. Once in Medina Mohammad...

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