. "The Hijra or Hijrah (Arabic: \u0647\u0650\u062C\u0652\u0631\u064E\u0629\u200E), also romanized as Hegira and Hejira, is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina, in the year 622 CE. In June 622 CE, after being warned of a plot to assassinate him, Muhammad secretly left his home in Mecca to emigrate to Yathrib, 320 km (200 mi) north of Mecca, along with his companion Abu Bakr."@en . .