Migration (HIJRAH

Migration (HIJRAH) N ow consider hijrah (migration)1. It means to leave, to severe ties; generally, migration 1 Al-Raghib Al-Isfahani, an eleventh-century Muslim scholar of Quranic exegesis and the Arabic language, writes in his book “Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran” that the words hajr and hijr mean a person’s separation from others, whether this separation is physical, verbal, or emotional. God says: Wahjuroohunna fil madaaji‘ (4:34), meaning leave your wives alone in their beds. Here, the reference is to physical separation. And Inna qawmi ittakhadhu haadha al-Qur’ana mahjooran (25:30), meaning my people did indeed discard the Quran. Here, emotional separation, or both emotional and verbal separation, is meant. And Wahjurhum hajran jameelan (73:10), meaning and ignore them politely. In this case, all three forms of separation may be intended.