<P> The Hejira ( Arabic : هِجْرَة ‎ ) 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 . In June 622 , 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 . Yathrib was soon renamed Madīnat an - Nabī ( Arabic : مَـديـنـة الـنّـبي ‎ , literally `` City of the Prophet '' ) , but an - Nabī was soon dropped , so its name is `` Medina '' , meaning `` the city '' . </P>
who was the first one to migrate to madinah
Islamic prophet Muhammad