The Migration of the Messenger of Allah

During this time, the incident of hijrah sangant is identical to our Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam only. In fact, when we read the Qur'an, of course we find that the prophets and messengers besides the Prophet Muhammad also experienced a new chapter in their preaching in the form of hijrah. But maybe we are not aware that this is their migration, a new phase of the mission of the messengers of Allah.

Although many prophets and apostles experienced migration, their migration was different from the migration of our Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

Among the apostles who experienced the migration event are:

First: Prophet Ibrahim sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

Regarding the migration of Abraham, there were two opinions, which city was the destination of Prophet Ibrahim after going from his country Iraq. (1) Some say that he migrated to Mecca and (2) others said that he moved to Syria, to the land of Jerusalem, Palestine. And no doubt, Prophet Ibrahim did enter the two cities. But which city was visited first? Allahu a'lam.

There are at least three verses which explain the migration of Prophet Ibrahim aih alaihi ash-shalatu wa as-salam.

فَآَمَنَ لَهُ لُوطٌ وَقَالَ إِنِّي مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَى رَبِّي إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

"So Lut justified him. And Ibrahim said: "I will move to (the place which is commanded) my Lord (to me); indeed He is the Mighty, the Wise. "(Surat al-Ankabut: 26).

Another verse,

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

And Ibrahim said: "Verily I go before my Lord, and He will guide me". (Surah Ash-Shaffat: 99).

And the word of God,

وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا

"And I will distance myself from you and from what you exclaim besides Allah, and I will pray to my Lord, hopefully I will not be disappointed by praying to my Lord". (Surah Maryam: 48).

He distanced himself from the worship they did and also distance himself from the place.



Second: The Prophet Musa sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

The migration of Prophet Moses was different from the migration of Prophet Ibrahim and the Prophet Muhammad. When he moved, Prophet Moses was not appointed as an apostle. The Prophet Ibrahim and the Prophet Muhammad were appointed as messengers when both of them emigrated.

The migration of Prophet Moses occurred when he killed a man Qibthi.

وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَة يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَا مُوسَىٰ إِنَّ الْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ

"And a man came from the edge of the city hurrying up and said: 'O Moses, verily the prince of the country is negotiating about you to kill you, because that came out of this city, I am among those who gave you advice. "(Qur'an, Al-Qasas: 20).

The Prophet Moses went to Madyan. During his 10-year stay in Madyan, Prophet Moses married a female woman from an elderly man in the region.

Another difference between the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and the Prophet Moses was the background of the migration. If the emigration of the Prophet Muhammad was because the Meccans had closed themselves from the guidance of Islam, while in Madinah the widespread existence of da'wah and the establishment of an Islamic state were very likely to be reached. As for the Prophet Moses to avoid the cruelty of Pharaoh.

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

"Then I ran away from you when I was afraid of you, then my Lord gave me knowledge and He made me one of the apostles." (Surah AS-Syuara: 21).



And there are still many other prophets and apostles who experienced hijrah, such as Prophet Ya'qub and Prophet Yusuf, etc. In conclusion, the migration of the prophets is different from the migration of the Prophet Muhammad. His hijrah has a position that is so noble and also very heavy in practice. His hijrah was not a dilator, running away from the torture or adzab of his people.