Muhammad Got the Boot

As more and more people started to listen to Muhammad's teachings, the rulers of Mecca began to get more and more concerend. They threatened Muhammad and his small group with violence. They even wanted to kill Muhammad. A group of people from a city North of Mecca, invited Muhammad to come live in their city. Muhammad was hesitant at first, but as the threats got worse he accepted the invitation. In 622 his followers, his daughter Fatimah, and Muhammad himself had left Mecca and went to Medina. The city Medina was named after Muhammad. Medina means "The Prophet's City" in Arabic. Muhammad's move to Mecca was documented in Muslim history as the hegira, or journey.